Being speedy makes quite a change, Just got lucky & found her via Wiki!!!
Now to see if I can post the next easy challenge.
Being speedy makes quite a change, Just got lucky & found her via Wiki!!!
Now to see if I can post the next easy challenge.
It looks like one of the aeroplanes involved in the 1918 Isle of Grain ditching trials.
It's the Westland Walrus, a much-modified DH9A, via Armstrong-Whitworth !
Well done Lefty, I thought it was too ugly to last very long, A wee dram for ye! (Can't find the smilie...)
Keith
Thank you Keith. I started with the DH 9 and worked it out from there - with the help of this interesting contribution -
http://aircraft-photographs.s3-websi...r-biplane.html
Here's another vintage piece - has been here before but quite a few years back -
Thanks for the link Mike, Very interesting.
Keith
Yes - I'm not quite sure how a couple of Brisfit photos managed to find their way in there, though...
........... Its a bit of a Rotter ........
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High aspect ratio wings, is the Feiro Dongo Sir.
Yes, the Hungarian special. Over to Texas -
Thanks.
Sticking with the biplane theme.
This one-off showed up during WWI but was not used for military purposes.
On display circa 1917. Was said to have featured some innovations that were forward thinking but not sure what those were. USA built and flown.
Relieved to see it has a motor.....gave up looking for jet biplanes.....
I think this is the S S Pierce Sporting Tractor.
Yup, that first photo was a little tough but it is the Pierce.
Over to Robert.
Thanks, Kevin! Maybe the novelty at this bird was the sleek fuselage? At least quite modern for its time.
Here we go with another floater.
Looks like a Gourdou-Leseurre GL.832HY, but is it ???
Close enough to me, Mike.
It is the prototype Gourdou-Leseurre GL.831 which looks a bit different to the production type GL.832.
Over to Scotland
Thanks Robert. Here goes my third attempt to get an answer posted - had everything including the photo lined up and the Submit Reply button is the signal for getting thrown out again ... grrrr !
Another item on floats....
(thanks for the 831 - I new there were differences but couldn't pin it down)
Chris got it. The Puffer is of course basically a Huff-Daland Duster.
Two were acquired by the RCAF in 1921 (or 1927 ?) - this one had military markings but they also apparently had civil registrations - maybe someone could expand on this ??
Anyway, over to Chris.
June 1927
Operational notes here: http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_xa_zz.html (scroll down to G-CYZH, G-CYZI)
I surmise that, while acquired by the RCAF, once they were seconded to the Agriculture Department and used for 'civilian' operations they were assigned civil registrations - to avoid the appearance of military use, or because they were operated by the civilian side of the government.
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