Do you know this WWI fighter pilot?

July 29, 2019 8:45 AM

Because there are some librarians and hitorians and such among these parts. Can you identify a sketch of a WWI fighter pilot?

MeFi's own Adam Savage (asavage) just completed a new series where he used famous Peter Jackson's awesome collection of WWI aircraft to stage a dogfight with LASERS...

But that's not the question. In Jackson's restoration endeavors upon taking apart a 100 year old cloth covered wing from a WWI aircraft they found a rolled up piece of paper with a sketch of a pilot.

Adam Savage: Help Peter Jackson Solve a WWI Mystery!

This picture was found inside of a WWI plane wing. Anyone know who it is? - Imgur

So, If you have any old pictures of WWI fighter pilots and this guy looks familiar...

posted by zengargoyle to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

Best answer: Looks like this was answered in the YouTube comments.
posted by jessamyn at 8:55 AM on July 29, 2019 [2 favorites]

Best answer: Here's more information on Mick Mannock British WWI flying ace.
posted by jessamyn at 8:57 AM on July 29, 2019 [1 favorite]

Ah, he of the famous epithet "Flamerinoes boys! Sizzle sizzle wonk"
posted by Glomar response at 9:09 AM on July 29, 2019 [5 favorites]

Response by poster: Whelp, I guess luckily that was easier than I thought. Good job Internet.
posted by zengargoyle at 12:21 PM on July 29, 2019