601 Squadron (County of London, Auxiliary Air Force)


(Re-created)

Brian Thynne - 1939

The Squadron moves to Biggin Hill where muddy condtions and flooding are less than ideal





With damaging results




Biggin Hill flooded




Biggin Hill flooded




Flooded bombproof




A Flight




B Flight




Mike Anderson and John Cunningham in a Moth Minor - excellent use of an umbrella




Love the hats!




Home-made armoure car at Biggin Hill




Charles - killed in May, 1940




Doc Williams




Grice being driven around




Roger Bushell in a moment of levity with vintage First World War German helmet




Jack, killed in November




Jimmy and Batchy Atcherly, CO of  219 Squadron




Loell Guiness




Loell Guiness




Mac and Jacko




Another shot of Mac and Jacko




Max Aitken standing in his Blenheim.  Note the small 'M' and 'X'  on his aircraft letter




Biggin, Ozzy




Biggin - Ozzy and Jacko clowning around




Biggin Hill - Tom and Paddy




Blenheims




Bob's second Blenheim




Crashed Hannibal




Brian decorates a crashed Hannibal




Brain Thynne and Tom




Cockpit of Brian's Blenheim




Brian's Blenheim UF Z




Camp - Archie Hope, Richard, Michael Peacock, Max Aitken




Camp - Bob Foley




Camp - Dick Demetriadi




Camp - Gerald Cuthbert




Camp - Gillo




Camp - Henry Cavendish




Camp - Henry Cavendish, Nono Rathbone, John Peel




Camp - John Peel




Camp - Max Aitken




Camp - Tom Hubbard



Camp - Whitney Straight




Camp - Willie Rhodes-Moorehouse




Camp - Nono Rathbone




Camp - Guy Branch after losing a propellor




Camp - Michael Peacock cleaning up




Camp - Michael Peacock




Camp - Paddy Green




Camp - Rex Hayter




Camp - Archie Hope









Crashed Oxford (apparrently struck by a 600 Squadron Hind)




David - Killed November, 1940




Michael Rowley's crash




Jimmy, Roger Bushell, Brian Thynne, Michael Foley, Michael Peacock, Max Aitken




John Peel's crash




John Peel's crash  "all his own work'




John Peel and Bob Foley at work




Richard Budd tries toboganing with his new Blenheim





The Oxford




Whitney Straight, Nono Rathbone and Jack Munro-Hinds




600 Squadron Blenheim




Straight on view of a squadron Blenheim




Widing her up




David Clarke (instructor 600 Sqdrn) charges the HMS's hanger




David Clarke (instructor 600) scores with his second barrel




Hurricane prang




Hurricane prang - another view

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