Josiah Rowe's grandfather

Josiah Rowe had a grandfather, a pilot in the American Army Air Corps in the First World War.

Biography
Josiah Rowe's grandfather served as a pilot in the American Army Air Corps during the First World War. There, the grandfather met the Ninth Doctor in a base in Foggia, Italy, when the Doctor ingratiated himself with the CO, before stealing a Spad XIII. Before the Doctor left, the grandfather took a picture of his fellow pilots, which happened to include the Doctor in the background.

Josiah's grandfather wrote about his encounter in a letter he sent to his home. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)

Legacy
In March 2005, Josiah Rowe wrote about his grandfather's tale on Clive Finch's conspiracy website Doctor Who?, offering to scan the photograph and the letter and send them to Clive. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)

Behind the scenes
In the real world, the Foggia Airfield Complex was built sometime after the First World War, and the American Army Air Corps served during the Second World War, not the first. No explanation for this discrepancy is given.