Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. The Commanding Officer of No. 73 Squadron RAF, Squadron Leader J W C 'Hank' More (back to camera) having just landed, confers with his pilots outside the Squadron's Operations Building at Reims-Champagne after a series of dogfights with German aircraft. Facing More, in the white roll neck jumper, is Flying Officer E J 'Cobber' Kain. To Kain's right, and slightly behind him, stands Flying Officer N 'Fanny' Orton. To Orton's right and slightly obscured by More, is Flying Officer H G 'Ginger' Paul, and to More's left is Sergeant T B G 'Tich' Pyne. who was kille
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. The Commanding Officer of No. 73 Squadron RAF, Squadron Leader J W C 'Hank' More (back to camera) having just landed, confers with his pilots outside the Squadron's Operations Building at Reims-Champagne after a series of dogfights with German aircraft. Facing More, in the white roll neck jumper, is Flying Officer E J 'Cobber' Kain. To Kain's right, and slightly behind him, stands Flying Officer N 'Fanny' Orton. To Orton's right and slightly obscured by More, is Flying Officer H G 'Ginger' Paul, and to More's left is Sergeant T B G 'Tich' Pyne. who was killed in action on 14 May 1940. Also killed on 14 May was Pilot Officer V D M Roe, standing on Kain's left.
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Keywords: 2, conflict, military, war, world, ww2
