Flight is this week's theme over at
Sepia Saturday, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the
Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the
Royal Air Force. I posted my only
RFC image some time ago so for this week I've chosen a WW2 RAF pilot complete with rather dashing cravat.
I wish I knew who he was. There's no information on the reverse of the photograph but his face does make me smile back at him.
9 comments:
Yes, that neckwear is pretty spiffy. It's interesting that his patch says Egypt. I'll bet he had some stories to tell.
Nancy
He is quite charming!
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Kathy M.
There must be a lot of photos like this with people unfortunately wondering who they are. I don't think you would find hime by searching RAF bases in Egypt.
Sometimes I like to look at pictures and try to change my perspective to see how it changes my perception of the subject. When I looked at him as if he were my son, I was able to imagine how much his own mother must have adored him.
Thank you for both posts - all the photos have their own story to tell, which we can only imagine.
Ahhh, another mysterious pilot. Makes me really wish people would just put a few words on the back for future viewers.
It is a great photograph. I had to attend a 1930s party yesterday and to dress in style I bought myself a cravat. I had to Google instructions for tying it - I should have just looked at this great photograph to see how it really should be done.
Oh he certainly does have a warm and welcoming smile!
He reminds me of the actor Adrian Brody. I can imagine him in a film.
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