I spotted this vague scribble on the nose of a glider when I was looking over the print with a magnifying glass but can’t make my mind up what it says. Anyone want to take a stab?
It looks like “Ja nge” in the original and trying to enhance it doesn’t make it much better. There are some faint marks after that resemble a wide W but I think that’s more likely a fluke than actually part of the actual word.
I did wonder if it said “Dangerous” but I can’t make that first letter a D no matter how I try.
By: |RLWP - 7th August 2011 at 18:17
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Tangerine was a popular big band number at the time
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I’ve got noises in my head now…
Richard
Tangerine, She is all they claim…
By: Al - 7th August 2011 at 17:29
Back to surnames – Jangelis, Jangells, or Jangeli’s, and Tangelis, Tangells, or Tangeli’s…
By: Derbyhaven - 7th August 2011 at 17:13
I’ll go for Tangerine, which jumped out at me before I’d read the other comments. Tangerine was a popular big band number at the time, which makes it even more likely.
edit: I’m assuming that “the time” was 1944.
By: Mark12 - 7th August 2011 at 17:09
‘Jonge’ or ‘de Jonge’ is a Dutch surname.
It is the equivalent ot the English ‘Young’.
Mark
By: daveg4otu - 7th August 2011 at 16:45
Tangent?
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th August 2011 at 16:08
Well it’s of a British glider on a British airfield in 1943 so I’m dubious about it being Danish or German 😀
By: Al - 7th August 2011 at 15:58
Can’t see an ‘e’ at the end, but then again ‘Tangerin’ is Tangerine in Danish!
By: beachcomber - 7th August 2011 at 15:32
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Well having put it through some more filters the style suggests that the first letter is a Cap T. I think it says Tangerine – thoughts
By: Al - 7th August 2011 at 15:12
Had a go using different filters…
Both ‘Jangeus’ and ‘Angeus’ are both surnames – maybe German or Dutch? The style of the ‘J’ does look very Germanic…
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