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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2013 - 06:48 AM UTC


Image was reversed so it was replaced by the correct version.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, December 30, 2013 - 08:38 AM UTC
He is wearing a French uniform.
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Posted: Monday, December 30, 2013 - 10:32 PM UTC
Rene Fonck?
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Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 02:50 AM UTC
Not Rene Fonck.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 04:17 AM UTC
René Simon ?
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Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 05:00 AM UTC
Five victory American Ace Charles Grey when with the Lafayette Flying Corps, Spa 93?
Cheers,
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Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 01:58 PM UTC

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René Simon ?


Not Rene Simon.
JackFlash
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Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 01:58 PM UTC

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Five victory American Ace Charles Grey when with the Lafayette Flying Corps, Spa 93?
Cheers,
Lance


Interesting choice but no.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - 02:25 AM UTC
Could it be James Norman Hall of the Lafayette escadrille, who later wrote "Mutiny on the Bounty"?

Mikael
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Posted: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - 06:41 AM UTC
I'll try again : Norman Prince?
JackFlash
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Posted: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - 06:48 AM UTC

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Could it be James Norman Hall of the Lafayette escadrille, who later wrote "Mutiny on the Bounty"?

Mikael


Sorry not James Norman Hall.
JackFlash
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Posted: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - 06:49 AM UTC

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I'll try again : Norman Prince?


Sorry not Norman Prince.
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 04:23 AM UTC
How about Kiffin Rockwell?
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 07:03 AM UTC
Excellent Mark! Mr. Rockwell it is!
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 08:58 AM UTC
Hi Stephen

Our picture's "flipped" horizontally from at least one example elsewhere on the Internet (http://earlyaviators.com/erockkif.htm).

Are there any tell-tale details or insignia to determine which is correct?

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 09:58 AM UTC
Thinking about it, probably the tunic flap for the buttons is a good method.
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 10:09 AM UTC
Hi Stephen

Good point. Looking at the main buttons, I'm thinking our chap is "cross dressing"... (assuming the French followed British dress code - where's Jean-Luc when you need him! LOL!).

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 11:10 AM UTC
Looking back at who am I? 16 is a prime example.
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Posted: Sunday, January 05, 2014 - 09:50 AM UTC

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Excellent Mark! Mr. Rockwell it is!


Aha! Thanks Stephen. I wouldn't have guessed the picture was reversed.

Best

Mark
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