Captain Roy Brown (1 Viewer)
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mikemiller1955
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I love the shading on this guys jacket...he is well done...
Great looking figure. I find myself wondering how he managed to get into the small, cramped cockpit of a Sopwith Camel with that bulky leather coat, and how he could use the controls once straped in with all that leather. Must have been a real physical ordeal. -- Al
I think that anyone who has even a passing knowledge of WW1 aviation or even WW1 in general, has probably heard of von Richthofen and by connection, Roy Brown. Hard to find two more famous names out of that war, even today, 90+ years later. As to the claim Brown downed von Richthofen, that has been pretty well disproved at this point. Capt. Brown never claimed to have downed the Red Baron, but simply that he fired at a red triplane that was seen to go down. In fact, there has been an ongoing argument over who the victor was, ever since the shoot down on April 21, 1918. After all these years and all the research done, it is pretty certain that the Baron was downed by groundfire from Australian troops. The known facts prove that Brown made his firing pass from the wrong side and wrong angle for the wound that killed the Baron, as well as firing long before the Baron went down. At any rate, Brown is and should be regarded as a hero because of his outstanding war service as well as his 10 victories. -- Al
Hatman
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Very good observation Lancer; I thought of the same thing myself when I looked at the figure and the cockpit of the Camel.
I said to myself; "He's gonna need a shoe horn to fit inside of this thing!!
