[Many Souffan]

Hello Simon

It is not a shame when a document is in good hands and it is the case for this document.

It not a shame when the owner of this document accept to show it to an historian, because he knows, he will use the infos for a future publication.

But it is a shame when you know someone who has an info only one, that you need, about a pilot and you have all documents (Copies of log books, of his diaries, photographs of his medals, scans of all photographs and copies of official documents) about this pilot. It is a great shame when he use this info as a power... But it is another story....

To come back to the code letter, Lucien Montet can't use his French name, because during the first attempt of Escape he was arrested by Spanish and given to Vichy authorities. Too dangerous for him...


In fact there no rules about the choice of the personal code letter. Naturally it depends of the Flight. it is often a choice against the superstition or like a Talisman.


Only one exemple: For the Cdt Mouchotte, it was always the L because he began in 340 sqn. with this letter. When he was S/L in 341 Sqn he kept this letter.
For one he said it was L for Liberty, for another one he said the L is the letter of the middle of the alphabet and as it I must be in the middle of my pilots. In a letter sent to his mother, he has written he was happy to fly in own kite, he feel protected....


I can ask you Simon why do you look for this info?

Thank you.