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WW1 - 1914-1918
" Looks of War photographers "
" Regards de photographes de Guerre"
9000 photos
438 pages
AIRCRAFTS
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Page 4
Many thanks to Kees Kort for
his clarifications and comments.
Kees Kort comment
As originally known in the UK a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter.
As these were built in France in licence
in great numbers,
they were identified by the French Aviation Militaire as Sopwith 1 A2.
Valdahon
Sopwith equipped with camera mounted in bottom of plane,
Le Valdahon, France
1-25-19
NARA111-SC-51520
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Valdahon
Sopwith and Caudron, 5th Aerial Artillery Observation School,
Le Valdahon, France
2-1-19
NARA111-SC-51523
Valdahon
Plates being developed in Photo Laboratory,
Le Valdahon, France
1-28-19
NARA111-SC-51527
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Valdahon
Courier receiving the plates from Observer, Le Valdahon,. Framce
1-25-19
NARA111-SC-51525
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Ford Junction Aerodrome from the air, Sussex, England
10-23-18
NARA111-SC-032320-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Kees Kort comment
This Caproni Ca.4 Triplane (Triplano) is fitted with the little seen personnel carrying nacelle mounted
on the lower wing.
Some people can be seen sitting in it.
In the command nacelle above part of the crew is standing.
This in flight picture shows the exact location of the three wings each exactly above the other
Caproni Ca.4 triplane
[at time of Pres. Wilson's visit to Italy]
Jan 1919
NARA111-SC-63039
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
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This photograph bore only a brief notation 'Caprom Triplane' and was undated.
However, it was intermingled with photographs taken by US Army photographers
during President Woodrow Wilson's visit to Italy as a guest of the King of Italy in early Jan. 1919.
Kees Kort comment
As the text writers were unfamiliar with German aviation at the time most of the big bombers were described as a Gotha.
In reality this is a Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV (Bestellnummer - Ordernumber R 44/17) Riesenflugzeug (Giant aircraft).
Everything worthwhile was cannibalised from the machine engines - radiators - everything of metal.
British scout plane and remains of 5 engine German Gotha plane,
Cologne, Germany
2-11-1919
NARA165-BO-0758
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Censors 'whited' out the aircraft markings, sadly
Arras
RAF scouts ready for a 'stunt' near St. Pol, Arras-Cambrai Area
Apr 6, 1918
NARA165-BO-1923
Source of Photograph: US National Archives Record Group 165
British Airplane in the foreground is marked with a 'N' and a tail number of C4810.
Beauval
Moonlight effect of a British battle-plane near Beauval Somme
Ancre
Apr. 1, 1918
NARA165-BO-1858
Source of Photograph: US National Archives Record Group 165:
Dunkerque
British bombing machine making ready for bombing trip.
Dunkerque
Apr. 20, 1918
NARA165-BO-1922
Source of Photograph: US National Archives Record Group 165
Aeroplane presented by Tasmania
undated
NARA165-BO-1925
Source of Photograph: US National Archives Record Group 165:
MF 509 biplane pusher ca1915
Source of Photograph: World War I in Ohio Collection [Mary E. Gladwin collection]
at the Ohio Memory of the Ohio History
Kees Kort comments
The picture shows
a Maurice Farman M.F.11
in use with an Italian Squadriglia [squadron], almost surely built in licence by Italian factories.
The name 'Shorthorn'
for the M.F.11 and 'Longhorn' for the M.F.7 were nicknames given by the British,
no official names and
of course only used by them.
Do not think the French or Italians ever called these machines Longhorns or Shorthorns (!).
Kees Kort comments
About Maurice Farman.
He was the brother of Henry Farman who started their separate factories around 1908.
As such they produced their own designs, logically identified as M,F. and H.F.
The separate factories fused sometime in 1915 on the urging of the French government.
After that time the (new) firm became known officially as the Sociétè des Aéroplanes Henry and Maurice Farman.
Nose of MF 509
Maurice Farman MF.11 Shorthorn is a French aircraft developed before World War I
by the Farman Aviation Works.
It was used as a reconnaissance and light bomber during the early part of World War I,
later being relegated to training duties.
Source of Photograph: World War I in Ohio Collection [Mary E. Gladwin collection]
at the Ohio Memory of the Ohio History organization
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This photograph album was compiled by Red Cross nurse Mary E. Gladwin and contains photographs documenting her service during World War I (1914-1918) in Serbia and Greece, predominantly Belgrade and Thessaloniki respectively.
Kees Kort comments
The SPAD S.VII / S.7 single seat fighter.
The man to the right is surely an Italian officer, but I think the man to the left is not Italian, probably English.
Two Italian aviators standing in front of an airplane in an open field, likely in Italy
[Webb Hayes Collection]
ca1917
Source of Photograph: World War I in Ohio Collection [Webb Hayes Photographs]
at the Ohio Memory of the Ohio History organization
Kees Kort comments
The SPAD S.VII / S.7 single seat fighter.
The man to the right is surely an Italian officer, but I think the man to the left is not Italian, probably English.
Two Italian aviators standing in front of an airplane in an open field
[Webb Hayes Collection]
ca1917
Source of Photograph: World War I in Ohio Collection [Webb Hayes Photographs]
at the Ohio Memory of the Ohio History organization
Kees Kort comments
The central nacelle of a Caproni Ca.3 trimotor bomber.
Machines even of this size were controlled by hand,
so it needed much muscle power to control them,
hence the two pilots.
Perhaps sometimes in manoeuvring the plane dual muscle power was needed !?
Two Italian aviators sitting in an airplane flight deck wearing cold weather clothing, likely in Italy.
[Webb Hayes collection]
ca1917
Source of Photograph: World War I in Ohio Collection [Webb Hayes Photographs]
at the Ohio Memory of the Ohio History organization
Kees Kort comments
The very rounded form of the elevator gives away that this is a S.A.M.L.
[Socièta Anonima Meccanica Lombarda)
reconnaissance biplane, likely the S.A.M.L. S.2.
This was an Italian design of the S.A.M.L. firm which based its earlier models on the early German Aviatik planes.
It is guessing what the crew of the machine
(nice outfit though)
are holding up.
Two Italian aviators holding a plane part, standing near the back end of an airplane
[Webb Halyes coll.]
ca1917
Source of Photograph: World War I in Ohio Collection [Webb Hayes Photographs]
at the Ohio Memory of the Ohio History organization