I don't know about that, too much time spent looking at books instead of going outside to play... There's one that is stumping me in that last clip; at 28:33 there's a two seat three bay biplane powered by what looks like a Hispano Suiza Vee 8 engine, which I can't identify. Like the footage of the Handley Page bomber, it's often overlooked that during Billy Mitchell's bombing demonstrations of ships off the Outer Banks, these were among the formations of aircraft that took part in the bombing.
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I don't know about that, too much time spent looking at books instead of going outside to play... There's one that is stumping me in that last clip; at 28:33 there's a two seat three bay biplane powered by what looks like a Hispano Suiza Vee 8 engine, which I can't identify. Like the footage of the Handley Page bomber, it's often overlooked that during Billy Mitchell's bombing demonstrations of ships off the Outer Banks, these were among the formations of aircraft that took part in the bombing.
Ditto that childhood!
Is this the one we're looking for Nuuumann (Grant?)?
Hmm, had to look that up too, Graeme and I don't think it is since the LWF has a Liberty V-12 whereas our mystery machine has what appears to be a Hisso V-8, also it's three bay, whereas the LWF is two bay. The tail is distinctive. I'll have to keep looking...
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CharlesBronson
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Film dealing with the Lewis machinegun and his Scarff mounting, the video is very good on quality, french archive restorers have made a fine job !
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One more of the Farman 11, this time a photo recce variant...
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CharlesBronson
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Testing 2 large german navy zeppelins
G'day Grant.
Posted the photo elsewhere and a very clever friend suggested the possibility it may be an "experimental" wheeled version of the N-9H?
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Bizarre bird, the US aircraft design at that time were not very mature I suppose.
Y'know Graeme, you might have cracked it; it certainly looks the part. Nice detective work.
Yeah, the Curtiss company was one of the very few US manufacturers that produced good indigenous designs that saw use beyond the USA.
Yeah, the Curtiss company was one of the very few US manufacturers that produced good indigenous designs that saw use beyond the USA.
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The nose looks like it was inspired by the Albatross D series.
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Hello to all. I would like to politely ask to WW1 experten here.... WHAT THE HECK IS THIS ??
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CharlesBronson
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BY the way, the longer film from wich I had cut the clip above is this one. In that you could see a early french "gunship" firing a 37mm in the ground, the biplane is (I think) a Voisin VII.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPHMHQfpg_k
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPHMHQfpg_k
Hi Charles.
I'm thinking one of the Caproni Ca 3 series. You can make out the triple tail and the pusher prop at the back - but the top wing gondola gunner's position is new to me. Usually you see a cage-like construction at the back. I have read that the French manufactured the Caproni under license, so I wonder if they tweaked and experimented with the design?
I agree - a Voisin of some description.
But at the very start or your clip - looks like a Breguet Br.M5...
Fascinating clips as always mate!
Cheers!
