[Carrick] Stewart Pauls "Yellow Peril" from 1 Sqn

This didnt get any bites on the end of the Turkish thread so I will troll for opinions by posting it more prominently. It is a question I ask periodically . This quote appears in several books on the AFC, it isnt in Cutlacks however. The earliest incidence of it appears to be in Sutherlands book.

"The 'Yellow Peril' - I've forgotten her number - was not the easiest machine to fly, but no-one wished her any harm, with the possible exception of the enemy. [Carrick] Stewart Paul and his offsider Bill Weir, could handle the Peril, and knew how to use their guns. I remember seeing, from a grand stand seat, the Yellow Peril and it's crew demonstrate how the job should be done. They were, or rather the Yellow Peril was, on the tail of a Hun two-seater. The poor wretch tried hard to dive away, but after Paul had fired about ten rounds it disintegrated. Just fell to bits.

However the speciality of the Yellow Peril was a cavalry camp, and when it swooped down hectic things used to happen. I mentioned that Paul and Weir could use their guns. Because of it, this anti-cavalry turn of theirs earned them a unique distinction. They were specially mentioned in Turkish orders as follows;

'All ranks are instructed to take immediate cover upon the approach of the YELLOW ENGLISH AEROPLANE.'

Paul and Weir certainly wrote that name on the Turkish memory in letters of fire - machine gun fire. This idividualising of machines was not cofined to squadrons in the line."

Paul and Weirs victories were earnt in Bristol Fighter C4627, City of Adelaide presentation aircraft. Has anyone seen photographs of this aircraft? And has anyone seen mention of this Turkish Order?



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