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 kil


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 Kain, Edgar James, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Regiment, Sqdn, 73, Royal Air Force, Advanced Air Striking Force


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