Photos and illustrations for chapter 4

1. One of Parr’s shots of St. Wulfram’s parish church in Grantham.

2. “Mr. Turner’s Home 18 N 17.” Stoke Rochford Hall.

3. “Mr. Turner’s Home. Good time exposure of fog.” Stoke Rochford Hall from the east.

4a. “Lt. Holland, my instructor. Dec.” The plane is a Maurice Farman S.11 “Shorthorn.”

4b. William Ernest Bertram Holland.

5. Opening page of Parr’s letter of November 23, 1917. His first use of R.F.C. letterhead.

6. Hangars. Northolt, December 15, 1917.

7. This is probably the mess hut. Northolt, December 15, 1917.

8. “Typical quarters.” Northolt, December 15, 1917.

9. “The type bus I learned on.” Rumpty (Maurice Farman S.11) and two unidentified men. Northolt, December 15, 1917.

10. “Largest British bus. Note man.” Kennedy Giant biplane. Northolt, December 1917.

11a. “My Canadian mate.” Bishop Wilson. Northolt, December 15, 1917.

11b. Bishop Wilson.

12. “F.E.2–B.” Parr photographed this Farman Experimental 2b (B462) at Northolt in December 1917.

13. “Sopwith Pup.” Parr took this photo of a Sopwith Pup (B5313) with an unidentified man at Northolt in December 1917.

14. “One of the best.” Parr photographed this Bristol Fighter (B1181) at Northolt in December 1917.

15. “Ambulance. Ever ready. 15 D 17 Northolt, Eng.”

16a. “Kennedy & Gaines.” Parr took this photo on January 3, 1918, at London Colney. Kennedy is unidentified. The man in the goggles is probably Albert Belding Gaines, Jr.

16b. This is probably Albert Belding Gaines, Jr.

17. Parr in Bristol Fighter C4834, Northolt, December 1917. Apparently just trying it on for size; his log book indicates he never actually flew this type of machine.

18. Parr’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book, December 5–11, 1917.

19. Opening pages of Parr’s Brown Shipley pass book.