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== Previous captains == | == Previous captains == | ||
− | The first captain for Celeritas was [[Jeremy Rankin]]'s grandfather. Since the [[Rankin family]] had a tradition of sending third sons to the Aerial Corps, it is | + | The first captain for Celeritas was [[Jeremy Rankin]]'s grandfather. Since the [[Rankin family]] had a tradition of sending third sons to the Aerial Corps, it is assumed that this grandfather was a Rankin, though see below. |
This first captain's son also served with Celeritas; it is not unambiguously clear whether he became Celeritas' second captain, though this connection is supported by later events. Due to British aviators' general abnegation of ranks and responsibilities outside the Corps, it is highly unlikely that this man was Jeremy Rankin's father, the Earl of Kensington, rather than the Earl's brother or brother-in-law. (If the latter, then the surname of Celeritas' first captain(s) may not have been "Rankin", but rather the maiden name of Jeremy Rankin's mother.) | This first captain's son also served with Celeritas; it is not unambiguously clear whether he became Celeritas' second captain, though this connection is supported by later events. Due to British aviators' general abnegation of ranks and responsibilities outside the Corps, it is highly unlikely that this man was Jeremy Rankin's father, the Earl of Kensington, rather than the Earl's brother or brother-in-law. (If the latter, then the surname of Celeritas' first captain(s) may not have been "Rankin", but rather the maiden name of Jeremy Rankin's mother.) |