Pilot Officer Photo Identification - Battle of France

[Iain Torrance]

Attached is a IWM photo from the C Series, 103 Sqn Officers, known to have been taken at Rheges.

I, and 103 Sqn Assoc, are confident it was taken on 31st May or 1st June 1940.


Note the pilot with the eye bandage:

- the bandage looks very new, clean.
- he is the only officer in the group wearing flying boots

I can identify almost all the rest of the group - but not him

So my thought/theory is that he might be a pilot from another squadron who baled-out or crashed nearby. Otherwise why the flying boots? With an injury like that he would not be expecting to fly, so if he had shoes that fitted surely he would be wearing them?

Also nothing in 103 records that fits with the injury....

Appreciate any help/suggestions.

Lastly my initial thought was Paul Richey, but the injury is not right and the date and location does not fit with his visit to 103 Sqn

Many thanks

Iain