I suspect that there was just a touch of irony in the Great War version of the superstition. Gareth
Wasn't there a soldier's' superstition that it was unlucky to be killed on a Friday? Gareth
Annie I can only find one 'Carling' in the RFC on the Army List for December 1917: 2Lt J B Carling RFC Special Reserve, ie the man who died in May...
I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that the 'three on a match' superstition actually dates from the Second Boer War, and was well known among...
Annie I spotted the deliberate error! It should be either Royal Flying Corps or Royal Air Force, though the same would apply to the Royal Naval...
Just to pad out the information a little, Lts J Carling and E Farncombe of No 18 Sqn RFC were flying DH 4 A7553 on 16 October 1917 when the engine...
Phil Thanks for the link. Gareth
Phil I'd guess at CWGC confusion, or an error when the records were complied. In late 1916, when Lt Gordon Hall died, No 59 Sqn was forming up in...
I think that only one G W Hall died while serving with No 3 Sqn: 2Lt George Wilfred Hall from Shelbourne, Ontario, was killed in action while flying...
Lt Gordon William Hall of No 59 Sqn RFC (formerly 17th Battalion, Canadian Infantry) was aged 27 when he was killed in an accident while flying DH 1...
Annie As we say 'There's no point in being a nit if you don't pick'. Gareth
Should I observe that Rittm Manfred von Richthofen spelt his surname with two 'h's? Gareth
Annie Dare I correct you? The British BE 9 also incorporated a 'pulpit' observer's position in front of the propeller. It was instantly disliked...
The other Brazilian Navy pilot said to be killed while training in the UK isn't listed in the comprehensive Airmen Died in the Great War. Does...
Lt Quentin Roosevelt was flying Nieuport 28 No 6177 '14' of the 95th Aero Squadron when he was shot down by Uffz Carl Emil Gräper of Jasta 50 at...
Quite likely, I suppose. There wouldn't have been many Brazilian bodies to take back to their home country, so it's a feasible exercise. The poor...
Annie I'd forgotten about the post at another place - it was quite a while ago. Having had a look at it, there was a suggestion that Lt Sanders...
I suspect that the article has suffered a little in translation. 1/Tenente Eugenio de Silva Possolo of the Brazilian Navy was attached to No 50...
I suspect that your difficulty lies in being interested in US sports that don't really rate in the rest of the world. Rugby is an international...
Alas, the man didn't survive long enough to fly the Austin-Ball AFB 1, to which he contributed a umber of suggestions based on his experience. It...
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