1. These ‘drawings’ were found on the wall/s of one of the barrack rooms on a site which was known as RNAS Dale They were ‘mostly’ drawn by Sub Lt [A] AR [Dax] Dashfield c1947. He was attached to 790 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm. AN INSIGHT TO THE PAST Photographed by Gill Charles during the fiftieth celebrations of Harrier which were held, May/June 2011. WHERE POSSIBLE THE ‘NAMES OF THE PLANES’ HAVE BEEN MATCHED TO THE DRAWINGS

2. Officers’ Quarters (1947) The drawings can be seen on the wall and are being studied by members of the Coastlands Local History Group back in 2004. The quarters were occupied by Sub Lt [A] AR [Dax] Dashfield and Sub Lt [A] Basil Nash © Gill Charles - photographed from an album.

3. © Gill Charles 1. Secondary hand, abortive inaccurate drawing of a Supermarine Spitfire 2. Supermarine Walrus 3. Supermarine Seafire with Red Spinner 4. Aircraft landing on Light Fleet Carrier 5. Curtis Seamew Floatplane 1 2 3 4 5 6 6. Supermarine Sea Otter 7 7. Short Sunderland 8 8. Fairey Albacore Biplane 9 9. Grunman Martlet Wildcat 10 10. Angel in flying gear

4. © Gill Charles 1 1. Blackburn Skua 2 2. Lockheed P38 Lightning twin boom tailplane 3. Fairey Swordfish Stringbag 3 4. Blackburn Dart, Biplane 4 5 5. Blackburn Firebrand 6 6. R.A.F. Air Sea Rescue Launch

5. © Gill Charles 6 6. Junkers 88 German Medium Bomber with British markings 7 7. Consolidated Catalina 8 8. Consolidated Liberator

6. ©Gill Charles 1. Fairey Gannet AS Mk.2 2. Gloster Meteor 3. Bristol Superfreighter 1 2 3 3 2 1 © Gill Charles

7. Hawker Sea Hurricane

8. © Gill Charles 1 2 1. De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR Mk. 33 2. De Havilland Sea Vampire F Mk. 20

9. © Gill Charles 1. Fairey Firefly with Red Spinner over Control Tower. 1

10. © Gill Charles 1 2 1 Avro Anson with Air-to-Surface Vessel [ASV] radar aerial about to snag target line. 2 Miles Martinet [Target Tug].

11. © Gill Charles Fairey Firefly with Red Spinner.

12. © Gill Charles De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR Mk. 33

13. © Gill Charles De Havilland Sea Vampire F Mk. 20

14. © Gill Charles De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR Mk. 33 33De Havilland Sea Vampire F Mk. 20

15. © Gill Charles Above the Dale Valley.

16. © Gill Charles

18. OFFICERS’ QUARTERS Doors from the rooms © Gill Charles - photographed from an album.

19. © Gill Charles

20. Example of showering area © Gill Charles - photographed from an album.

21. Urinals © Gill Charles - photographed from an album.

22. DALE CONTROL TOWER 1944 Courtesy of the Coastlands Local History Group

23. Our grateful thanks to the to Margaret Copley and the Coastlands Local History Group.

24. Presentation compiled by MIS © Cloud Observers 2011 Material supplied by GWC