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Old April 1st 07, 05:48 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Waldo Pepper
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Default Spitpics : Robert Stanford-Tuck's Spitfire after being shot down 28th Jan '42

Initials for plane codes on the rides of Wing Commanders was a comon
perk alowed by the RAF. Remember Bader's code?

Waldo.

On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:55:13 +0100, Andrew
wrote:

Robert Stanford Tuck was my boyhood hero (this is some while ago, you
understand).

I never realised before that his aircraft carried his initials. That
must have made him something of a target for those who were gunning
for him. Like Adolph Galland, for example.

Just musing ...

andy

On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:53:47 +0930, "Dave Kearton"
wrote: