Shared Photo: Frederick Valentine Russ in Royal Flying Corps balloonist kit.

Question

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I wanted to share this family photo of Frederick Russ with the community. Location: Uncertain. Date: unknown.

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Comments

Among photo of Frederick Valentine Russ in royal flyer corps Adrian thank you for sharing

Answer 1

What an interesting story behind this photo! Frederick fought in the trenches in Belgium. When the army refused to send him back to the front after his second bout of pneumonia, he became a balloonist in the Royal Flying Corps. I hope he passed on stories of his ballooning adventures to his children and grandchildren.

Answer 2

Thank you for sharing your photo of Fredrick and his military service Adrian. We owe him and others like him a debt of gratitude.

Answer 3

I so love his coat!  I would dearly love to have a coat like that. 

And such a coat, plus hat and boots dramatically demonstrates how harsh the conditions must have been for those courageous balloonists.