VV's Biggles aircraft collection

[VickersVandal]

Thanks all. As a cure for sanity, this kit is a humdinger! Embark on it at your own peril...

Nice.

Given Raymond was a Colonel during 14-18 how old must he have been during the Special Air Police stories?

Let's say he was somewhere near 30ish, that would make him around 50-60 at the end of WW2. Major Mullen (266 CO) is possibly only around 21 in the stories (he is always described as being very young) so a Colonel in his late 20s or early 30s isn't a huge stretch.

[Rick Lowe]

 

[VickersVandal]

Oh, and Biggles becomes a Major in 1918 at the age of 20, about to command his own squadron (then the war ends, preventing that) so Raymond only being 5-10 years older than Biggles is pretty plausible.

[dadlamassu]

I remember reading of a WW1 British Ace (forget which) at a reception on a publicity tour of the USA being asked by a lady, "Are you not young to be a Major?"

He replied, "No, Madam, I am old to be alive."

[Old Wombat]

I remember reading of a WW1 British Ace (forget which) at a reception on a publicity tour of the USA being asked by a lady, "Are you not young to be a Major?"

He replied, "No, Madam, I am old to be alive."

Sadly true but an awesome riposte, none the less!

[NARSES2]

Oh, and Biggles becomes a Major in 1918 at the age of 20, about to command his own squadron (then the war ends, preventing that) so Raymond only being 5-10 years older than Biggles is pretty plausible.

Yup casualty rates among field officers was high, so young majors and colonels were the norm by 1917/1918.  Those same rates probably applied to the RFC/RNAS as well, particularly during periods like "Bloody April" etc.