Re: 218 Squadron - HA-R - FRANCE - 1940
Revi's photos are excellent but I note that in the 2nd set it is not possible to see the Sqn letters and although there are trees the scene is more open than the photo in Peter's book. Where the full Sqn/A/c letters are visible in the 1st set it does show a more pronounced slope to the lower part of the R than I gave credit for and this would reinforce the idea that it might be B on the photo in Peter's book. If Revi has not seen the pictures in the book(p272), the a/c that everyone is wondering about is in fact the rear section of a Battle fuselage in a thick group of trees and in a very nearly vertical position, and the letters are upside down as far as the camera position is concerned. The effect is to lose the lower part of the letters as they curve away from the camera and are in some shadow.
Regards
Dick
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