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Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: Holder on September 20, 2001, 11:41:00 AM

Okay for all of you American flier enthusiasts, name this WWI pilot and the unit he is shown with. For extra points identify the plane (and location, time of day, and name of photographer).    :D

Note, I removed his signature, etc. from the photo which is why it looks so crappy.

  (http://www.accessweb.com/users/mconstab/chambers1.jpg)

[ 09-20-2001: Message edited by: Holder ]

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: MadBirdCZ on September 20, 2001, 12:07:00 PM

Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (American 'ace' with 26 victories), commander of 94. American Expedition group in France posing with Spad 13 about the end of WW1 (note the infamous emblem on the side of the plane)    :D  Am I right or completely wrong?    :p

[ 09-20-2001: Message edited by: MadBirdCZ ]

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: funkedup on September 20, 2001, 12:12:00 PM

Rickenbacker
94th Sqn
SPAD S.XIII

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: funkedup on September 20, 2001, 12:14:00 PM

GRRR MBird!   :)

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: Holder on September 20, 2001, 12:40:00 PM

Right Squad, right airplane, wrong pilot (and you haven't even tried for the bonus points).

Try again.  ;)

[ 09-20-2001: Message edited by: Holder ]

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: batdog on September 20, 2001, 02:10:00 PM

Thats xBAT


xBAT

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: Sandman on September 20, 2001, 02:55:00 PM

Major Reed Chambers (http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/chambers2.html), SPAD XIII, 94th Aero

     (http://www.internetmodeler.com/2000/sept2000/galleria/spad13_94-chambers.jpg)    

I'm guessing that the date was 9/3/19

Do I win?

More info on Chambers (http://www.ngb.dtic.mil/gallery/heritage_collection/twodown.htm)

[ 09-20-2001: Message edited by: Sandman_SBM ]

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: Holder on September 20, 2001, 03:13:00 PM

Sandman gets it exactly right, the man, the squadron, the airplane, and the date. It is Major Reed McKinley Chambers DSC(3 oakleaf clusters) Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur and Croix de Guerre with 2 palms. 94th Aero Sq. 7 victories. Taken "somewhere in France" on March 9, 1919. Time of day? I'm guessing morning due to the low angle of the sun, photographer? Just a joke.  :D

Sandman gets an extra 50 points though. Well done and nice profile.

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: Sandman on September 20, 2001, 03:52:00 PM

Okay... I can't take all the credit...

I'd like to thank:

the academy,
MadBirdCZ and Funkedup for the kite and the squad,
and Holder (who left the remaining clue)

CLUE: ".../chambers1.jpg"

er... I cheated.

Here are some other photos:

 (http://www.ang.af.mil/ngb/paih/fotohist/Scan5.jpg)


 (http://www.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/photos/bin16/imag1518.jpg)

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: Holder on September 21, 2001, 12:16:00 PM

Tch tch tch Sandman, you lose your 50 bonus points.  :eek: I wondered about renaming the file but didn't bother. I guess I will have to from now on.

Title: Name this Pilot
Post by: Sandman on September 21, 2001, 06:00:00 PM

No points for honesty?   :D