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Old 26-07-16, 07:50 PM
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Default RFC...Photos.

Major A J Ross, DSO, Royal Engineers,Q 103053
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2nd Lieutenant D George RFC.Q 115055
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Air Mechanic of the Royal Flying Corps in marching order.© IWM (Q 30438)(Q 30437)
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Lieut A P F Rhys Davids, DSO, MC, 1897-1917,© IWM (Q 66138)
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Old 27-07-16, 02:57 AM
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The Air Mechanic in Full kit is extremely interesting...... he's wearing an Observer Brevet!
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Unless I'm mistaken he is wearing the ribbons of the MM and the 1914 Star and also has three wound stripes so he'd been around a bit.
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Old 27-07-16, 03:42 PM
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Unless I'm mistaken he is wearing the ribbons of the MM and the 1914 Star and also has three wound stripes so he'd been around a bit.

....probably tought that being a mechanic was a lot safer than flying and risk being shot out of the sky....

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