The Mew Gull in its original form at the Press Launch held at Gravesend, Kent, on 15 March 1934. Powered by a Napier Javelin it was flown in very blustery conditions by Edgar Percival. Designed and stressed by R H Bound, it was modified with a Gipsy Six Srs I, single strut undercarriage and new tapered wing - all designed by Arthur Bage - before competing in the 1934 King's Cup Air Race. A new fuselage was then designed by Bage, and with the new wing and undercarriage from E.20 fitted it became E.20A. The original airframe survived until burnt at Luton in July 1945.

The original E.1 Mew Gull, c/n E.20, first flew in March 1934. This E.2, c/n E.20A, was a longer aircraft which appeared in July 1935. Both wore G-ACND. Of course c/n E.20A and the same registration suggest a rebuild, but actually a rebuild of the E.1 was given up and the E.2 was a new aircraft. The E.2 was destroyed in an accident in France in October 1935. The abandoned hull of the E.1 survived at Luton to be burnt in 1945. Thanks Gordon Riley for the sensible version of the story. Dutch postcard.