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Carrick, thanks for the heads-up on the closing of this fine history photo site. I have visited it often over the last few years. Too bad it will be going offline.

 

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Edited by RAF_Louvert

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I have been there several times too. Why should they close it?

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I had never seen these photographs before. There are some wonderful details in them. Thanks for posting the link Carrick. Pity about it closing.

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Questions about the photograph reported to be "Billy Bishop."

 

1) Anyone else think it does not look like Billy Bishop at all?

 

2) I am not a real uniform expert but is not that an American uniform the man is wearing?

 

Unless someone else thinks this is "Billy Bishop" I am going to guess its an American named Bishop and someone made a incorrect leap.

 

Edit: Ahh...my first posting of an image here and it worked! Yep...gonna be a good weekend.

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Edited by DukeIronHand

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Duke, I don't believe that is Billy Bishop either. However, the man may be wearing a British uniform. The upper and lower pocket flaps on the tunic are not typical of a US outfit, but rather look exactly like those on a British item. However, the collar isn't right with the button front for the British. The wings also don't look quite right for a Brit, though there were many variants of said wings. On second thought, perhaps it is a British-made US tunic.

 

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carrick....what a marvelous collection....many thanks for the lead.....hope the guy gets full price....they're priceless.......

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