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Remembered Today:

25 squadron August 1918


malcolm rayment

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Wonderful photos especially of his fellow pilots .

I cant advise re your copyright query. Am not planning to use your photos anywhere but what a delight to see them here. 

Thank you! 

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1 minute ago, malcolm rayment said:

Cologne 1919 Lt.Stewart Lt.Bofton Lt.Rayment Lt.Brown last pic of lorry 48371

 

GLAD TO POST THEM PASS ON HISTORY

 

I totally agree with your sentiment to pass on history. ☺️

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55 minutes ago, charlie962 said:

Excellent photos and many thanks for sharing.

Copyright - some members superimpose their name. Does that suffice?

Charlie

THANKS

 

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Brilliant - thanks!

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On 18/02/2023 at 21:43, Cy Corbett Chronicles said:

Thanks for posting these pics. My father trained on the Curtiss JN-4D in Texas, earning his wings in August 1918. He was on a train East for deployment when the Armistice was declared. The trainer planes, it seems, were far less substantial then the one flown in the UK and France.

Well no,the Curtiss Jenny was a fairly strong machine easy to bend , hard to break. Unlike British trainers it didn't catch fire easily. It was a basic trainer that did the job.

Plus it had a good resale value postwar   ! 

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Yes, I perhaps misspoke in my original reply.  My father really liked the Jenny.  Most of his training was conducted with the old Standard, which he dubbed, "a flying barn door." He complained often about its unreliable engine.  During his training on that machine (the Standard) he had sixteen forced landings and one bad crash. The Jenny was, as you said, was considered a very reliable machine at the time.

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