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wacoavn · 29 October 2008, 09:46 AM

Don,

I have been working on a biography of Lufbery biography for a couple of years now (still not done yet). I appreciate your interest in the Lafayette Escadrille and Lufbery.

Is this painting of a specific Lufbery mission in June of 1916? I don't have all the dates in front of me, but I believe he got his first un-confirmed kill in June 1916. Is that the action we are seeing here?

Also, I am a little confused in what I am seeing - the cockades on the other (non-German) aircraft in the distance look like American Cockades?

Also, I cannot blow up painting to check the Neuport serial number on Lufbery's rudder, but if you have not verified this, I might be able to get you can accurate number if you can tell me the date on which this painting is based.

Other than that, I like the over all look of this image.

Thank you for sharing.

Bill Jackson

29 October 2008, 09:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
wacoavn Two-seater Pilot Contributor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 107	Feedback on Lufbery Painting Don, I have been working on a biography of Lufbery biography for a couple of years now (still not done yet). I appreciate your interest in the Lafayette Escadrille and Lufbery. Is this painting of a specific Lufbery mission in June of 1916? I don't have all the dates in front of me, but I believe he got his first un-confirmed kill in June 1916. Is that the action we are seeing here? Also, I am a little confused in what I am seeing - the cockades on the other (non-German) aircraft in the distance look like American Cockades? Also, I cannot blow up painting to check the Neuport serial number on Lufbery's rudder, but if you have not verified this, I might be able to get you can accurate number if you can tell me the date on which this painting is based. Other than that, I like the over all look of this image. Thank you for sharing. Bill Jackson