Recent content by Win1885

llassise...... Thank you so much for the valuable information. Sorry I'm so late checking back on this board and I hope you check in soon. I lost your PM in the shuffle of operating this board. Yes, my Dad's name is Maurice.....and he's the pilot exreme right in the 1st row. Yes...you may...

I solved one of the mystery's and found some info about a few of the pilots. What I thought were asteriks are actually stars and designate those pilots who acheive General rank. If one googles the names of the General Officers, you'll find some obits and other info. This was a great discovery...

I compete in Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Silhouette matches and shoot a Winchester model 1885, nicknamed the High Wall. We shoot out to 500 meters using single shot rifles chambered for Black Powder cartridges as used by the buffalo hunters of the 1870's -1880's. Thus Win1885. Tom I.

I'm going put this back to the top in hopes that some others may come along and know some of these pilots. Thanks, all, for the the warm welcome..... Tom I.

Thanks for the warm welcomes, folks....... Tom I.

Interesting stuff, Lesofprimus and pretty much mirrors my Dad's service record. The inscription in the upper left of the above picture is very light and small...the date could be 11/10, 11/20, or 11/30 of 1937. According to Dad's service record, he spent the first week of Dec, 1937, at air...

Thanks Graeme and VB....that's a help in that I have no knowledge of that eras flying machines....The only planes I recognize are P-38's, P-51's and Corsair's.... :^). Perhaps someone will come along and recognize some of the pilot's names. It would be neat to know more about them. I'd also...

Hi Folks, I'm new to this forum and would like some help identifying this picture and it's pilots....actually I know the names of most of them, would would like to know more about their war records, the pictures origin, and the plane shown. The picture belonged to my Dad who passed in 1989...