Captain Brown and his mate Wop May

18 May 2004, 10:07 AM

I was reading up on a discussion about the fall of MvR on this website and in the book

Under the Guns of the Red Baron. It got me thinking about became of

Wop May ( the one who became 81.... i think it is may). i was thinking about scores and careers. i believe May said that the only reason he got away from MvR is because of his poor flying, but did it improve?

does anyone have any thoughts?
cheers
Phil

Rick · 18 May 2004, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philip_Hawes

May said that the only reason he got away from MvR is because of his poor flying, but did it improve?

Guess it must have. Post-war

Wilfrid May became quite a famous Alaska bush pilot. R.

Graeme · 18 May 2004, 10:43 AM

If his flying didn't improve, his shooting did. By the end of the first nastiness he'd claimed 13 victories, of which 9 appear in the RAF Communiques.

Graeme

Michael · 18 May 2004, 11:53 AM

For further information see:

Wop's Chronicles

Rod_Filan · 18 May 2004, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rick@May 18 2004, 05:39 PM
[b] Post-war Wilfred May became quite a famous Alaska bush pilot. R.

Actually

Wop May was an Albertan bush pilot. I doubt he ever flew beyond the NWT.

Barrett · 18 May 2004, 01:24 PM

Here's Brown's entry on this site:

Arthur Roy Brown.

By the by: Brown addressed my father's cadet class at NAS Corpus Christi in 1943. Dad doesn't remember what Cap'n Brown said, but of course he was introduced as the pilot WKTRB...