The Face of a Fighter Pilot. Please Add Images.

[Kastel]

Two RAF Bomber crewmen minutes after their return form a combat mission.
Fear was the emotion most commonly remembered by those who survived.

[jamesdietz]

My Fav:

[jamesdietz]

A close second:

[major_setback]

I was reminded of those two photos of smoking pilots when I saw this:



from here:
http://www.themodellingnews.com/2013...iniatures.html



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[Sokol1]

Probable a post war staged photo, but a tribute to WAAF's.

Sokol1

[MB_Avro_UK]

Flying Officer William SMITH of 229 Squadron 15th October 1940.

Hurricane P3456. Damaged in a scrap with Me 109s.

Rank and name of dog unknown

[MB_Avro_UK]

Battle of Britain. Home and tea....




Best Regards,
MB_Avro

[larry69]

Wing Commander Alfred 'Ken' Gatward after his return from leading an anti-shipping operation with 404 "Buffalo" Squadron RCAF. With coffee and cigarette in hand, hair disheveled and oil stains on his battle trousers.

[MB_Avro_UK]

Me 109 pilot. Shot down over England in August,1940.





Oberfeldwebel Artur Dau, the fighter pilot of ME 109E-4 Werke / Nr. 1523 Coded: White 14 + of 7 Staffel / Jagdgeschwader 5. He was shot down by Sqn/Ldr Peter Townsend, C/O of 85 Squadron RAF, and parachuted at Garden Wood, Poulton Farm, South Alkham, 5 miles NE of Folkestone, Kent, England, at 16.55 on August 28, 1940.

Artur Dau, recalled at the time:-

"I shall certainly remember 28 August 1940 if I should ever live to be a 100!

That day, my Staffel was on a Freie Jagd (Free Hunt) over the Channel and southern England. Suddenly, I had two Hurricanes in my sights and, with my Rottenflieger (Wingman), attacked them.

I had opened fire on the second aircraft when I was hit and had to bale out over Dover. After landing, I was taken into custody by Coastguards and then a Policeman arrived and took note of my details.

Then I was taken to Folkestone and locked up in a cell. Shortly after, an RAF officer (probably Sqn/Ldr Don Finlay C/O 54 Squadron) with a bandaged head appeared in my cell. We shook hands and he asked me if I had been the pilot of a ME 109 that had crashed near Folkestone. I said that I was and he pointed to his head and said, "You did that!" I answered him "I am sorry"; then he left.

Some hours later, I was driven to London and interrogated. That was the end of me being a pilot."


Best Regards,
MB_Avro

[MB_Avro_UK]

Hawkinge, July 1940. Hurricane pilot.




Best Regards,
MB_Avro