Beardmore WB.III

[Snautzer01]

 

[Wurger]

I don't think it is the plane in the title. I would say it's a Nieuport 24bis or 27. The Beardmore WB III was nothing more than a highly-modified, navalized version of the successful land-based Sopwith Pup.

 

[stona]

Well spotted!
Definitely a Nieuport, the strutting is all wrong for the Sopwith/Beardmore.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Capt. Vick]

Looks like a Tommy-Morse Scout

 

[Wurger]

Well spotted!
Definitely a Nieuport, the strutting is all wrong for the Sopwith/Beardmore.
Cheers
Steve

Yep.. also the letter "N" on the rudder indicate the Nieuport factory.

 

[Graeme]

Nice ID there Wurger.

Elsewhere on the net it's captioned as a Nieuport 27...

 

[Wurger]

That's a pity we can see the tail skid. It would reveal which one of them it was. But the rigging of the landing gear indicates the Nieuport 27.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Great job!

Here is a picture of the Thomas - Morse Scout that is in the Cradle of Aviation Museum near my house. This is an old picture I found on the web before the museum was TOTALLY renovated. Though Wojtek is right, I hope you can see the similarities I did.

 

[nuuumannn]

Here's a pic of the titular Beardmore:

 

[Wurger]

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Here's a pic of the titular Beardmore:

Now that actually LOOKS British! Nothing Nieuportish about it. The tails of French WWI fighters all seem to have a distinctly Gallic air about them.