Nemo Me Impune Lacessit

[Lyle]

Not a request for you guys to play nice... :D

In fact, this is the lettering on the turtledecks of Willy Coppen's Hanriot HD1 and Jan Olieslagers' Camel. It came from a stencil, from what I gather--any other Belgian aircraft carry this message? Also, why Latin rather than Flemish or French? No German would ever get close enough to read it.
Thanks in advance--
Lyle

[StephenLawson]

Here ya go Lyle!
Nemo impune... (http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2535&hl=hanriot)

[Lyle]

As always, thank you Stephen!

[Dreamer]

Hello All:

I would like to suggest that "Nemo..." was meant to be read as "You cannot attack me with impunity", or "You will not attack me with impunity".

It was quite common for pilots to have some sort of belligerent or semi-belligerent saying on their aircraft as much for their own morale as anyone elses.

B) Dreamer