neverforget Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 No offence meant to any collar pins, or those who may have worn them. Regarding my latest acrobatic gentleman; he was decorated with the same medal in both wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 NOT american you say, so not Steve Savage I gather... Isn't Charley, of "Charley's War" taking to the air in one episode??? M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 2 minutes ago, Marilyne said: NOT american you say, so not Steve Savage I gather... Isn't Charley, of "Charley's War" taking to the air in one episode??? M. Definitely not American. 100% non fictitious episode too, so not Charley. You may have noticed that the aeroplane is upside down. Taking into account my other clue that he was decorated in both wars, it is safe to assume that he survived his unintended bit of stunt flying. Decorated with the same medal in both wars is quite a distinction in his case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 It is a bit odd that no-one on this illustrious forum knows who the dangling pilot is. I knew when I was ten by reading the LION comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 (edited) Hi Stripeyman I Think you’ll find not only do I know who it is, I can tell you the plane he flew, where he lived, before and after the war, his career between the war and why he got a bar to his medal also, where his grave is and the names of the gentlemen who rediscovered it, and my family’s direct association with him, I think the expression is top trump😁 Just noticed your previous post,where I left some cryptic clues which you acknowledged 👍 Edited 21 June , 2020 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 I'm surprised he wasn't bagged in an instant too, I must say. Perhaps this picture of his medals will help to identify him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 8 minutes ago, neverforget said: Perhaps this picture of his medals will help to identify him. No wonder he was hanging upside down if he was wearing all that lot....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 1 minute ago, Fattyowls said: No wonder he was hanging upside down if he was wearing all that lot....... 😂😂 Pete, you are the funniest guy on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 42 minutes ago, neverforget said: 😂😂 Pete, you are the funniest guy on the planet. You (and I) need to get out more. When safe to do so of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 5 minutes ago, Fattyowls said: You (and I) need to get out more. When safe to do so of course. Pete, I think this virus was created to keep the likes of you and I safely indoors. Just a theory of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 Just now, neverforget said: Pete, I think this virus was created to keep the likes of you and I safely indoors. Just a theory of course. You've been reading those conspiracy theories. I was self isolating and socially distancing for ages before Covid-19; I'm just anti-social. Just as an aside are we any closer to identifying Knotty's upside down relative? Asking for a friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 1 minute ago, Fattyowls said: You've been reading those conspiracy theories. I was self isolating and socially distancing for ages before Covid-19; I'm just anti-social. Just as an aside are we any closer to identifying Knotty's upside down relative? Asking for a friend I don't think so. If you know who he is, please put me out of my misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 34 minutes ago, neverforget said: identifying Knotty's upside down relative .......not quite Pete, he was at one point my relatives commanding officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 He was the only person who was awarded a certain...award in both wars, but then, I'm sure you know that. For gawd's sake, managed to somehow wrestle himself back into the cockpit from the illustrated upside down position, and save himself and his 'plane. Dashed good fellow or what? He was the only person who was awarded a certain...award in both wars, but then, I'm sure you know that. For gawd's sake, managed to somehow wrestle himself back into the cockpit from the illustrated upside down position, and save himself and his 'plane. Dashed good fellow or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 A king of France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 21 June , 2020 Share Posted 21 June , 2020 Time to put everyone out of their misery, at the time of this incident he was Lt Louis Arbon Strange, later Wing Commander. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 June , 2020 Share Posted 22 June , 2020 8 hours ago, Knotty said: Time to put everyone out of their misery, at the time of this incident he was Lt Louis Arbon Strange, later Wing Commander. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Strange Thanks, John. An extraordinary fellow. The only airman to be awarded the D.F.C. in both world wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 23 June , 2020 Share Posted 23 June , 2020 (edited) Harking back to my post 13239 on 12th June, I was dismayed that I could not find the photo to attach. I will now attempt to do so. D Edited 23 June , 2020 by daggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 September , 2020 Share Posted 8 September , 2020 (edited) We haven't had a who is this for awhile. I have to confess that I had never heard of this man until I came across him looking for something else: His brother is certainly better known. RM Edited to insert a better cropped picture. Edited 9 September , 2020 by rolt968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisonmallen62 Posted 8 September , 2020 Share Posted 8 September , 2020 Who is his brother? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisonmallen62 Posted 8 September , 2020 Share Posted 8 September , 2020 Is it a Ravenscroft brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 9 September , 2020 Share Posted 9 September , 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Alisonmallen62 said: Is it a Ravenscroft brother? No. Wrong side. I will post a slightly different crop of the picture which shows the collar of his uniform. His elder brother was very famous but not for anything military. (The brother had strange connection to someone we had in WIT quite while ago.) RM Edited 9 September , 2020 by rolt968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 9 September , 2020 Share Posted 9 September , 2020 RM Nice to see this thread back. From his uniform I would say Austro-Hungarian rather than Bulgarian, so would he be Austrian or Hungarian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 9 September , 2020 Share Posted 9 September , 2020 A-H general with a 'tache? Doesn't narrow it down much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 9 September , 2020 Share Posted 9 September , 2020 2 hours ago, Knotty said: RM Nice to see this thread back. From his uniform I would say Austro-Hungarian rather than Bulgarian, so would he be Austrian or Hungarian? 1 hour ago, Heid the Ba said: A-H general with a 'tache? Doesn't narrow it down much. He had something common with Sir Arthur Sullivan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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