Pic Picard avait fait tout un cadeau à Jules, le batman de l’escadrille 416.
Le 13 mai 1945, Pic Picard fit faire un tour d’avion au Batman Jules dans un Bücker Bü 181, le type d’appareil que nous voyons sur cette photo prise en Allemagne après la guerre.
Voici ce que Clarence m’a écrit au sujet de Jules…
When 416 moved to Brussels, B.56 in December 44, they took on a civilian Batman named Jules. This northern part of Belgium spoke a language called « Flemish » which was a mix of Dutch and Belgian. Jules spoke all three languages, and was most important in obtaining anything he could beg, borrow, or steal, for the Canadians. He was loved by all the Canadians and most important in finding, fire-wood, booze, etc. Gordon took three images of Jules, the forgotten Batman in RCAF history.
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