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Robert Newby – 103 Squadron – 1918

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103 Squadron Newby

Robert Newby

Any photographs relating to 103 Sq from WW1 are not as rare as you might think and they keep cropping up from time to time. This is due to the enthusiasm and expertise of the 103 Squadron Photographic Section of which Robert Newby was a major figure.

Robert was born in 1886 but spent lived most of his life on the Isle of Man. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in WW1 and served at Farnborough and Netheravon before going to France and where he was attached to 103 Squadron who were a part of 80 Wing under the command of the charismatic Louis Strange, an exceptional man described as handsome, fearless, innovative and irrepressible.

Robert rarely spoke about his experiences in WW1. He did recall the basic conditions and freezing huts in which they lived and worked and the rats that would jump on their bunks at night for warmth. Another story concerned the unauthorised use of methylated spirits for heating purposes in the Photographic Section hut. On one occasion they were sitting in the hut burning meths to keep warm when they noticed a thin layer of flaming vapour in the air all round the hut. Needless to say they got out very fast.

103 Squadron Robert Newby Group

Robert Newby Second from the right on the back row with his mates taking a break from filling in bomb craters

Written by David Fell. Photo courtesy of Rick Crowley and the Newby Collection.

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