Re: Flt Lt Alfred Fane 1 PRU
 

Dennis

PM'd you

Chris

Re: Flt Lt Alfred Fane 1 PRU
 

Chris I've sent you the two images, forward on as required to others.
Cheers

Dennis

Re: Flt Lt Alfred Fane 1 PRU
 

Many thanks Dennis, Chris forwarded the photo on to me and I've passed it on to Adriano.

Cheers

Andy Fletcher

Re: Flt Lt Alfred Fane 1 PRU
 

For those who are interested, I visited his grave today. A most moving experience and what a fantastic view. It looks like someone looks after his grave and I wonder who left the flowers?

Re: Flt Lt Alfred Fane 1 PRU
 

Chris, Dennis and Andy,

I am back from a business trip...Great news...and great pictures...I received the picture sent by Dennis and shared by both you Chris and you, Andy. THANK YOU!

Chris, do you happen to know if a DFC was ever proposed to FANE? I do remember that he completed quite a lot of missions and was a successful reconaissance pilot...I do not know IF there was a "pre-requisite" for the reconaissance airmen to this kind of award...(I mean a particular number of missions...)

PLEASE do advise us when the article will be published...I will try to find the magazine in Brazil...It will be a GREAT tribute to him and as well as for his family...
Yours
Adriano

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Adriano

If he was nominated, he did not received any decoration. The article will be published in Britain at War for the May edition I believe.

I have heard from his widow's great nephew. No wartime photos I am afraid but a number of him racing pre-war. Nothing from the Frazer Nash Club

Regards

Chris

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Hi, me again. Chris, have you tried the British Racing Drivers Club? They were started in 1928 by some of the 'Bentley Boys' from the LeMans days and now have a full time archivist ...

http://www.brdc.co.uk/Archive

... who may be able to help. Just to give hope, I saw a display there (Brooklands) years ago which included photos of one of the pre-war drivers in racing kit and then in his wartime RAF uniform. Sadly, I don't remember his name.

Regards,
Bruce

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Thanks Bruce but unfortunately I think I have gone as far as I can with Fane.....at this moment in time