Requests for information

Guy Black of Aero Vintage Ltd, restorers of old aeroplanes, requests the help of Association members.

Does anyone have any technical information, photographs or drawing prints from the biplane days? Apparently all the 'C' and 'B' sized drawings were destroyed but maybe some of you have prints of these drawings as souvenirs. If you do, please contact the Editor.

Guy Black has agreed to an Association visit in the Spring of 2004 to his premises near Rye in Sussex where we can see the work in progress on Hawker types. Watch for details in later Newsletters.

KINGSTON SEA HAWKS

Malcolm Bailey, who is carrying out research into Sea Hawks, has asked the Association for help. He would like to make contact with anyone who has memories or photographs of the first 35 Sea Hawks, produced at Kingston, particularly WF156. If you have, please contact Malcolm Bailey at: 13 Spring Lane, Watlington, Oxon. OX49 5QL, by telephone on 01491 613265 or by e-mail at

ROBERT TANT

Bill Cross, Secretary of the Retirement Association, Kingston has asked our Association to help find anyone who knew Robert Tant. He worked in the design team at Claremont Hall and was killed on 29th June 1944 by the blast from a flying bomb when cycling home along the Portsmouth Road. The information is needed by a nephew, Alex Dow, who is compiling a family history. If you remember Robert Tant please contact Bill Cross on 020 8399 1336 or at 14 Southcote Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey KT5 9JW.