Find the name

[Svoyskiy]

Please, help find the name of pilot SPA 78, who flight in this plane!

[Svoyskiy]

Thanks for all

[Froggy]

Bonsoir

Could you give more indications about this plane (a Spad VII I think), If you have them.Serial Number ?, when the photo was taken ?, source of your photo ?nationality of the pilot ?

Cordialement
Bruno

[Svoyskiy]

Helo, Bruno! It is france SPAD S-VII/ Revers side of foto:

[Froggy]

Rer-bonjour

In the reverside of the photo, Mdl Marcel Nogues is mentioned
as 'POW and not injured 'on 24/4/1917 flying in a Spad with hispano suiza engine 8 cylinders V

In the reality Marcel Nogues from escadrille Spa12 ,was downed and Pow on 13 april 1917 , and not 27/4/1917,when flying a Spad VII serial Number 1057 -
The insignia of escadrille Spa 12 was a blue/white pennant and had nothing to do with the leopard insignia of escadrille Spa 78 which can be seen on your photo ????
The notes on the reverside don't fit at all with the plane on the photo
And escadrille 78 and 12 were not at same place of the front in March/april 1917-

Marcel Joseph Maurice Nogues - The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I

On the other hand, the Caporal Marcel Egret , from escadrille SPA 78was MIA on 26 or 27/4/1917-probably shot down by W albert Ltn
Jasta 31-near Nauroy-

Cordialement
Bruno

[Svoyskiy]

Grand mersi, Bruno! I shall define more precisely about information in revers side foto.
Can you call the names of pilots SPAD VII (SPA 78) №№ 2 and 6?
Do you know the color of namber (red or black)?
До свидания ! (Goodbay in russian)
Yury.
Original foto from the private collection