pimpernel
September 18, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Signature identification please.

I have a friend who used to be a Retained Fireman at a town near Duxford Airfield.

In 1977 he was on standby at Duxford for a Silver Jubilee Duxford 1977 airshow.

While he was having a clear out he found the flying programme and on the first page were some signatures. (see below)

Apart from the obvious “Bob Stanford Tuck, Douglas Bader & Leonard Cheshire” he would like help in identifying the others.

The top signature he thinks is a Belgian aerobatic team leader.

Any help would be great.

Brian.

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By: LaurentH - 29th November 2008 at 15:16

Hi there,

The ‘Red Devils’ for the 1977 team were :

Cdt.Leo Lambermont (leader)
Capt Guy Lambermont
Lt.’King’ Lempereur (one of the autographs reads ‘King’)
Lt.Paul Demolin
Capt.Charly Hubert
Capt Jean-Pierre ‘Bill’ Scruel (could be ‘Jean’ in the autographs)
Lt Bruels de Ticken (reserve)

1977 was their last year, several years later some of the former pilots formed a smaller team that only performed on special occasions (for example 50th Anniversary of the Belgian Air Force in 1996).

I hope this is of help.

Best regards,

Laurent

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By: 92fis - 18th September 2008 at 22:21

They flew Fouga magisters.

There is a pic of the team at the bottom of this page.

http://www.baha.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Fouga%20Magister.htm

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By: pimpernel - 18th September 2008 at 22:05

I have now worked out that Diables Rouges is “Red Devils” in Belgian.
So the first four signatures could be of that team.

http://www.best-of-flightgear.dk/reddevil.htm

Could the bottom left be a wartime pilot from the German Air force?

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By: RPSmith - 18th September 2008 at 20:28

Which country did Diables Rouges come from (Belgium??) and what did they fly in 1977? – are they still going??

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By: Richard Smith - 18th September 2008 at 19:35

The Krankies?

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By: Consul - 18th September 2008 at 18:34

Bottom right is Leonard Cheshire.

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By: Diseca - 18th September 2008 at 18:27

Can’t help with the others but the sixth one down’s definitely Douglas Bader’s signature.