Identity of crashed aircraft |
Post Reply ![]() |
Page 123> |
Author | |
Colin ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Location: Leicester Status: Offline Points: 19 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posted: 22 Aug 2016 at 09:20 |
Rather surprised that nobody has identified that silver finished A2 as a DH9A, which it most certainly is, this one with an extended exhaust pipe. So this heavy landing is almost certainly a post-war photograph, while the type first flew in March 1918.
|
|
![]() |
|
Dealboy ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 08 Jun 2015 Location: DODDINGTON, Status: Offline Points: 11 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hi
The crashed machine on its back looks to me like an Avro 504 because of the landing skid between the wheels-and the serial no 8599 should confirm this and also whether it was RFC or RNAS. The RFC aerodrome was at Swingate and the RNAS aerodrome was as Guston only about a mile away. The other machine- Sopwith Pup? looks to have landed on the outer curtain wall of Dover Castle or near the old railway line which ran down the front of the cliffs to the harbour.Once again only a few hundred yards from either aerodrome-easy mistakes to make if the engine suddenly cut out and there is nowhere flat to land! Regards Geoff
|
|
![]() |
|
354 Griggs ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 39 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks KK. That's very helpful.
|
|
![]() |
|
KK ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Location: uk Status: Offline Points: 147 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Early 1917 is a bit soon to see unit IDs on a DH 4 ,also
the aircraft is painted white or silver [a post -war trait], a situation backed up by the fact the mechanics wear peaked caps not the RFC split-ass caps That plane is painted a pale colour rather than being left 'natural finish'.It just feels post -war. |
|
![]() |
|
354 Griggs ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 39 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
What make this a post war crash? Early 1917 seems fine to me as they were introduced into service at that time.
|
|
![]() |
|
KK ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Location: uk Status: Offline Points: 147 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
l think the dates wrong here .It looks to me to be a post-war crash.
"early 1917 "is certainly in error. |
|
![]() |
|
354 Griggs ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 39 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Our Charlie liked to collect photos of crashed aircraft!
![]() ![]() |
|
![]() |
|
mickdavis ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Easington Status: Offline Points: 19 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A8599 was an Avro 504A that was with 55 RS/TS at Yatesbury in May 1917.
|
|
![]() |
|
mickdavis ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Easington Status: Offline Points: 19 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BE12 - BE2c type mainplanes and BE2e type tailplane.
|
|
![]() |
|
354 Griggs ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 39 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
One more of a crash in Dover, another 504? No date or other info.
Not surprising I suppose, the updraft from the cliffs must have made it a bit difficult taking off and landing. Swingate is pretty close to the edge.
![]() |
|
![]() |
Post Reply ![]() |
Page 123> |
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions ![]() You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
© 2022 Cross and Cockade International
The First World War Aviation Historical Society. Registered UK charity number 1117741.
powered by csb internet