No.3 Squadron with Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, 1939.

We are indebted to Colin Lee for allowing us to share this photo of No.3 Squadron, along with the identities of the pilots shown.

It was taken sometime after the beginning of May, 1939, when No.3 Squadron began re-equipping with Hurricanes (for the second time). The location isn’t known but Biggin Hill is a possibility. 

Left to Right:

Sergeant James Ayscough Sims

Sergeant Alec Frank Butterick

Sergeant Ernest Harry Lomax

Pilot Officer Cedric Arthur Cuthbert Stone

Flying Officer Hedley Nevile Fowler

Flight Lieutenant Richard Cecil Ayling

Flying Officer Harold Edward Vickery

Squadron Leader Hubert Huntlea Chapman

Flight Lieutenant Lionel Manley Gaunce

Pilot Officer Raymond Bryce Lines-Roberts

Flying Officer Desmond Bogan Hobson

Pilot Officer Noel D. Hallifax

Sergeant Royce Clifford Wilkinson

Sergeant E. G. Ford

Sergeant Ramsey

Sergeant Francis Vincent Howell