fate of Farman 222 No. 19 L1-161

[Many Souffan]

Hello Alex.


Do you know if it exist in the British archives some photographs about this Farman?

I have 2 photos taken from the Anson which guided the plane over Newquay.

Did you know that his name of baptism was Altaïr.

Approx 2 years ago I was the last person to meet the Late Col. James Denis,(he died 3 weeks later at 97) one of the 19 passengers of this famous travel of the 20 june. He told me all the story of this Escape and he gave to me these 2 photos.

A great man this James Denis, he was the Fisrt Free french to reach the status of Ace, the first Free french to be decorated of The DFC, 6 victories and half in less 40 days over Tobrouk and the only one pilot to have shot down two times the great J. Marseille.

To come back to Farman at the end (november) of 1941 it was still in England
Thank you.