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10 July 2006, 12:43 PM
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Guys, I need your help! My mom`s sisters were going through my 101 year old grandmother`s house and they found pictures of my granddad! He was in the military, some where around Belgium. There were pictures of him with several "Jenneys" and Sopwith Camels. I have no idea what year it was. The sisters also found a patch that was black with the numbers "226" and a four bladed prop, underneath the numbers. Does anyone out there know anything about maybe a squadron or company over there during WW1? Enlighten me if you can!
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10 July 2006, 02:03 PM
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Post up some of the pics of Grandad and provide details of his nationality and branch of service (RFC? RNAS? RAF? Army?) and you'll stand a better chance of getting info. If you know what his Service Number was, that would be very helpful in searching for any records that might be held on him.
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10 July 2006, 08:06 PM
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Larry- RAF Squadron 226 flew out of Chimino Aerodrome, Taranto, Italy. Primarily a DH-4/9 unit with a few Camels for escort, formed from No 67 Wing on 1 April 1918. I find no AEF (US) 226 Sq which participated in the war. Possibly a training unit? Escadrille 226 was a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter unit which converted to Breguet 14s. No Jennys associated with any of these units.
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10 July 2006, 11:13 PM
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Larry, to the best of my knowledge, there were no Jennies deployed to Europe. Are you sure of the aircraft identification? If you could post copies of some of the photos it would help. Doc
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15 July 2006, 06:11 PM
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An enlisted man in a US unit in the UK. As Taz pointed out, probably a training or maintanance formation. The Camels and Jenny's together suggest England, the patch certainly sounds like a US enlisted A.S. shoulder patch.
Photos would be helpful. If the Camels have serial numbers which can be read, it's very likely we can pinpoint the location. More info will be needed to crack this one.
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15 July 2006, 06:21 PM
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15 July 2006, 08:35 PM
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Certainly were.......
....Jennies in England. Some of the Oxford Detachment cadets flew them.
Harold Ainsworth, with #1 TDS was KwF a JN-3 A'1259. I have the diary of Wm. Neely (later 50th Aero) who was there when Ainsworth was killed. Pulled the wings off coming out of a loop. Another listed in Hobsons Airmen Died in the Great War was WS MacNamara Kwf in a JN-4 25 March 18. No idea how many or exactly what designation/serial ranges were assigned, but there was certainly a batch of them in the UK.
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16 July 2006, 02:14 AM
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Eric and oneealm, thanks for the correction and update on the Jennies. I had forgotten about the Canuck Jennies, and was only talking about USAS ones. We all live and learn, and I always appreciate new information. Doc
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