Changes: Major Sharp

Latest revision as of 15:45, 16 August 2017

Major Sharp was the C.O. of 231 Squadron flying Sopwith Camels. In J-9982, Biggles called on him at his squadron to ask if he had an aircraft by that serial number. On learning that J-9982 had been captured and was being flown by an enemy pilot, he agreed to Biggles' scheme to hunt it down by painting the prop-bosses, centre-sections and fins of all his Camels blue. Anyone not thus painted would be considered the enemy aircraft.

Shortly after, a Major Sharp shows up as the C.O. of 287 Squadron, of which Wilks was a flight commander. Sharp makes this appearance in Spads and Spandaus when he decides to personally lead his squadron of S.E.5s to join the Sopwith Camels of 266 Squadon in a large formation to counter Richthofen's JG1. He appears again in The Professor where he comes to 266 Sqn to demand which Camel pilot had dropped 8 Cooper bombs over 187's airfield.

The Sharp from 231 and the Sharp from 287 Sqn could be the same or a different person.

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 Major Sharp was the C.O. of 231 Squadron flying Sopwith Camels. In ''[[J-9982]]'', Biggles called on him at his squadron to ask if he had an aircraft by that serial number. On learning that J-9982 had been captured and was being flown by an enemy pilot, he  agreed to Biggles' scheme to hunt it down by painting the prop-bosses, centre-sections and fins of all his Camels blue. Anyone not thus painted would be considered the enemy aircraft.
-Shortly after, a Major Sharp shows up as the C.O. of 187 Squadron, of which [[A. R. Wilkinson|Wilks]] was a flight commander. Sharp makes this appearance in ''[[Spads and Spandaus]]'' when he decides to personally lead his squadron of S.E.5s to join the Sopwith Camels of 266 Squadon in a large formation to counter Richthofen's JG1. He appears again in ''[[The Professor]]'' where he comes to 266 Sqn to demand which Camel pilot had dropped 8 Cooper bombs over 187's airfield.
+Shortly after, a Major Sharp shows up as the C.O. of 287 Squadron, of which [[A. R. Wilkinson|Wilks]] was a flight commander. Sharp makes this appearance in ''[[Spads and Spandaus]]'' when he decides to personally lead his squadron of S.E.5s to join the Sopwith Camels of 266 Squadon in a large formation to counter Richthofen's JG1. He appears again in ''[[The Professor]]'' where he comes to 266 Sqn to demand which Camel pilot had dropped 8 Cooper bombs over 187's airfield.
+The Sharp from 231 and the Sharp from 287 Sqn could be the same or a different person.
-This could be the same or a different person.
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