From AVIATION AND SOARING Courtesy of Tim M. Jacobs Al Stanley was an "ace" in World War I, having shot down at least five German planes whiel he was a military flier. Later, in the late 1920s, he was a member of the Elmira Flying Club and flew a Waco biplane out of the Caton Ave. airfield. |
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My computer won't display Russian characters, so the following extract is a bit cryptic. *4. ????????? ? ???????? 89-? ?????????? ????????? ?????? ????? [Émile Régnier], ????????? ????? [Lasnes] ? ???????? ?????? [Havard], ???????????? ???????? ?? 23-? ????????? ???????? ?????? [Alfred H.Stanley] ? 2-? ??????????? ??????? ????? ??????? [Frank Luke Jr.] ?? 27-? ????????????. ????? 6 ??????????. Here is the English translation which was produced by BabelFish. Not too helpful, but interesting. * 4. Together with pilots 89-1 of squadron adzhyudanom Emil ren'e [ To y.mile R1.gnier ], by sergeant Lan [ Lasnes ] and by corporal avar [ Havard ], by American pilot from by 23rd sergeant elfrid Stanleys [ Alfred H.Stanley ] and 2- m by Lieutenant Frank lyuk low-order [ Frank Luke Jr. ] of 27-1 American. Only 6 participants. You can access the site by clicking on the title above. |
If you have any information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper |
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