WW1 aircraft

[XBe02Drvr]

...and all these years, I thought that was a Spad. People used to say he flew a Spad.

EDIT: I knew he did! But you're right, the other pic is a Nieuport.

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"That ain't a SPAD, son! THIS is a SPAD."

"Societie pour Production des Avions Douglas"

Ol' Eddie and the Hat in the Ring boys were ready before the SPADs were, so had to settle for second best initially.
"These American kids aren't ready yet to operate and maintain a modern fighter, and what if one gets shot down "over there" and les Boches get to see our latest technology?"

 

[Wurger]

 

[Erich]

more artwork ~a

 

[Erich]

not sure the unit ~

 

[Elvis]

"That ain't a SPAD, son! THIS is a SPAD."
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"Societie pour Production des Avions Douglas"

Ol' Eddie and the Hat in the Ring boys were ready before the SPADs were, so had to settle for second best initially.
"These American kids aren't ready yet to operate and maintain a modern fighter, and what if one gets shot down "over there" and les Boches get to see our latest technology?"

LOL! I think those "SPAD's" were named in honour of THe ORIGINAL SPAD's that flew in the first war.
As for the Nieuport's being issued to the Escadrille first, Wiki explains it this way...

By the time the Nieuport 28 was available, the SPAD XIII had been chosen to equip the escadrilles de chasse of the Aéronautique Militaire for 1918, and this fighter was also the first choice for the projected American "pursuit" squadrons.[2] In the event, a shortage of SPADs led to Nieuport 28s being issued to four American squadrons between March and August 1918, becoming the first aircraft to see operational service with an American fighter squadron.

So it had nothing to do with "second rate" aircraft, but rather a suitable replacement due to a shortage of the chosen aircraft.

 

[Erich]

the aeronaut site might help with the Nieuport introduction. the site is huge and very well put up. // from Jasta 55 in Palestine ~

 

[Erich]

from Jasta 12.

 

[Glider]

So it had nothing to do with "second rate" aircraft, but rather a suitable replacement due to a shortage of the chosen aircraft.

A personal view was that the Nieuport 28 was a second rate aircraft with if I remember correctly, a nasty habit of losing the upper wing.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

A personal view was that the Nieuport 28 was a second rate aircraft with if I remember correctly, a nasty habit of losing the upper wing.

Actually, IIRC, it was a tendency of the fabric to peel itself off the upper wing in a dive.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Erich]

another staffel

 

[Erich]

crazy colour ~

 

[Wurger]

Actually not too crazy colour. Just an early illustrator's attempt to getting of a tone of a varnished plywood for printing. Not very successful IMHO. And here the starboard of the kite.

the source: the net.

and the other newer attempts to ...

and here a pic of her ...

the source: the net

 

[Wurger]

And three shots more ...

the source: Personal Markings

 

[Peter Gunn]

I used to have a book written by Canadian Harold Hartney (Up and At 'Em) about serving in the US squadrons in WWI, apparently the Nieuport 28 was a very good plane but dive limited. Generally well liked for it's maneuverability and speed. I'll have to go to storage and see if I can find that old tome, it was a pretty good read.

I agree with X XBe02Drvr , very good looking plane, for sleek however I'll still go with the SPAD.

However, for pure sleek, it's hard to beat the Albatros D.I - D.V

No to say X XBe02Drvr doesn't have an eye for beauty but perhaps just not as refined/cultured as mine.

 

[Erich]

Wurger yes just the dragon motif I thought was quite interesting and unusual ~

 

[Erich]

another Hannover

 

[Erich]

another nice portrait ~

 

[Wurger]

Wurger yes just the dragon motif I thought was quite interesting and unusual ~

Indeed it is. THX you posted that profile.

 

[Erich]

another art piece ~