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grandarog:
The Flying in a circle system is still in use today ,mainly with Helicopters. The Americans used it a lot in Vietnam.
The aircraft circling concentrates the inboard beam of downward fire to the target point at the ground centre of the circle.
Back in 1918, 4 or more aircraft could do it, with the observers firing the guns from the rear cockpit very effectively.

Smiffy:
Hello Mike, nice to see you on the new forum.       

I wonder if the "Invisible Target" reference has anything to do with the dazzle camouflage that was being experimented with at the time and being applied to shipping. Perhaps the RFC were inspired by this and working on something similar that could be related to aircraft camouflage?

grandarog:
I am afraid your servant must have purloined the wine, Mike the delivered case contained 2 bricks. :( (Not Otterham's unfortunately)



Presume you already have consulted these links,


https://www.surreyinthegreatwar.org.uk/story/the-strange-death-of-stuart-tinne/
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1065070
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/401482/TINNE,%20STUART%20CHRISTIAN
https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/266089/
http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=4504&termRef=Stuart%20Christian%20Tinne

castle261:
I have read several accounts of Captain Stuart Tinne today, can offer no explanation, at present.

grandarog:
Ha Ha  :)
                 Got you in .in the end.
                 Welcome to the Forum Mike, good to have you. We look forward to your Contributions and Queries .
                 For the benefit of our Members ,Mike is a prolific researcher and contributor to Bygone Kent where he has had many articles published . Also he has several Journalistic awards for his efforts.
                 I am sure he will be an asset to the Forum . :)
                 

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