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<blockquote data-quote="emilioteles" data-source="post: 1736970" data-attributes="member: 3144"><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10420329_654896677973461_5851742943234519719_n.jpg?oh=5b56084509ea3f5bddf5b18cb4b4b61b&amp;oe=5592334B&amp;__gda__=1431703795_3066cb66899c3adc6def98e8420bcb6a" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> This is a famous photo taken by the British War Correspondent, George Rodger.It is of a British soldier standing by the grave of an English Flight Lieutenant and the inscription reads;&quot;Here lies an unknown English Lieutenant who died in Air Battle&quot;.14.6.1941According to the Imperial War Museum, the partially burnt out aircraft is a Martin Maryland Mk.II of Nº 39 Squadron RAF in the image taken by Lt. Cash of the No 1 Army Film &amp; Photographic Section, Army Film &amp; Photographic Unit (E7297).That image shows the graves of three British airmen, in an area situated south west of Gazala, Libya.We were unable to establish the identity of these airmen or that of the Maryland with the letter 'Q' on the fuselage.(We believe that the soldier in the photo could be George Rodger's driver)(Nb. On the 14th of June 1941, a Martin Maryland of Nº 24 Squadron SAAF, was shot down near Ain el Gazala but the Pilot (J.C. Newborn) parachuted to safety and was taken prisoner by the Germans (no record of the other two crew).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="emilioteles, post: 1736970, member: 3144"] [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10420329_654896677973461_5851742943234519719_n.jpg?oh=5b56084509ea3f5bddf5b18cb4b4b61b&oe=5592334B&__gda__=1431703795_3066cb66899c3adc6def98e8420bcb6a[/IMG] This is a famous photo taken by the British War Correspondent, George Rodger. It is of a British soldier standing by the grave of an English Flight Lieutenant and the inscription reads; "Here lies an unknown English Lieutenant who died in Air Battle". 14.6.1941 According to the Imperial War Museum, the partially burnt out aircraft is a Martin Maryland Mk.II of Nº 39 Squadron RAF in the image taken by Lt. Cash of the No 1 Army Film & Photographic Section, Army Film & Photographic Unit (E7297). That image shows the graves of three British airmen, in an area situated south west of Gazala, Libya. We were unable to establish the identity of these airmen or that of the Maryland with the letter 'Q' on the fuselage. (We believe that the soldier in the photo could be George Rodger's driver) (Nb. On the 14th of June 1941, a Martin Maryland of Nº 24 Squadron SAAF, was shot down near Ain el Gazala but the Pilot (J.C. Newborn) parachuted to safety and was taken prisoner by the Germans (no record of the other two crew). [/QUOTE]

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