Chris Liontas

Dont know if there is much interest in this topic, but if so I will post the whole collection today. :)

SPAD XIII fabric, 147th Aero, "who said rats?" The kill victories are indicated by the hanging dead rats

Ken Porter, 147th Aero Squadron,

Fabric section, Neuport, Lafayette Escadrille

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David Wilber Lewis

Bullard's display. Only the medals are supposed to have been Bullard's, the uniform is for display.

SGT Mckee

uniform

SGT Henry Forster Lafayette Flying Corps

Elliot Christopher Cowdin. Lafayette Escadrille SPA.38

close up--note the Stork pins to his jacket.

LT Raymond Berlin

I thought you all would like to see some of the collection of the late Dr James Parks. Jim was real enthusiest of WWI aviation, and developed a huge collection of items from the pilots of that era. The museum has, right now, three 1:1 full scale replicas flying, and two 5:6th replicas. They are currently working on a 1:1 version of the SPAD XIII, and the S.E.5

Thanks Peter! I heard the show was slow this year. Not as many people. What were your thoughts?

From what I understand, a couple of British collector/dealers have fantastic medal making silver and gold smiths working for them, one example being the bomb plot wound badges... are the combined P/O also being done?

Wow, I wonder when it was the first time we discussed this? It had to have been ten years ago. In that time, I wonder how many people have been burned by these, and the U-boat badges with Diamonds.

Nice catch!! This is actually Normal Archibald's SPAD XIII. Several of us have gone through the records of the 95th Aero Squadron, and determined that this is Archiblad's SPAD. The interesting thing about it, is the SPAD is in good shape. This directly conflicts with Norman's account of his being shot down by ground fire in 1918!! His account has him crashing in spectacular fasion, wrecking the SPAD.

Discussing this with Alan Tolle, Alan states that when he interviewed Norman, he would not talk about his being shot down except to reference his book. A possible fabrication? Embellishment? :)

Thanks for the comments guys!

Les, thank you for the history on this group! I did not know the exact history of how James Parks recieved these medals. From what I had been told, he was given them. The information you provide shines a little more light. Andy is convinced they were given, but now it appears they were bought. Do you know how they were sold? Was it individualy, or via an auction?

ok one more shot just for fun! Happy weekend everyone

whew I am tired now. I look forward to the replies here. I am very interested to know what everyone thinks. I have my own opinion, after starting this thread, but I will save it until later :)

calling card.

closeup on the book cover

Much better than any regular PLM debate, LT Jacobs log book!! Now this I could spend hours reading. I believe it was translated for Cross and Cockade, but I dont know the year

doc 2

Award document (photo of LT Jacobs in 1978 I think)