WW I Pilot

Sooty_1 (Critique Team)

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19 Oct 2010 - 9:06 AM

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Looks like it might be a Farman Shorthorn

James_C

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19 Oct 2010 - 9:39 AM

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Thank you very much Sooty_1. I've had a look at Wikipedia and I'm sure your right. To quote that wonderful source of information:

The Farmen Shorthorn or Farmen MF.11 "..served in both the British and French air services on the Western Front in the early stages of the war. As a light bomber it flew the first bombing raid of the war when on 21 December 1914 an FM.11 of the Royal Naval Air Service attacked German artillery positions around Ostend, Belgium.

The MF.11 was withdrawn from front-line service on the Western Front in 1915, but continued to be used by the French in Macedonia and the Middle East, while the British also used it in the Dardanelles, Africa and Mesopotamia."

Thanks again.

James

mrswoolybill (Critique Team)

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19 Oct 2010 - 9:49 AM

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Good luck with the group, an excellent idea. Bill is working through (what's left of) his father's archives - he was an army photographer in WW2.
There have been suggestions occasionally that historic/restored pictures should have their own Category here, this might kick-start it.
Moira

woolybill1 (e2 Member)

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19 Oct 2010 - 10:23 AM

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Hi James - Maurice Farman Shorthorn, without a doubt. I came to the conclusion, checked online, then read on to find Sooty_1 had beaten me to it! Not a DH2 - the latter's nacelle sat at the same level as the lower wing whereas this has a clear gap of a good 30cm.

I'm adding a simple mod, purely restorative rather than arty. Such informal images of WW1 have a great charm; strictly speaking British servicemen were not allowed to have cameras at the front, but given the status of the aircraft this was probably taken at a pilot training school.

I like the idea of your group and might well join if it weren't for the voting bit.....

Regards
Bill

Jestertheclown

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19 Oct 2010 - 9:08 PM

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It's a Maurice Farman Shorthorn for sure.
The De Haviland DH2 was completly different.

Joline (e2 Member)

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20 Oct 2010 - 10:50 AM

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You have started a very interesting venture with your historical shots, and I hope many of them will be preserved. I think they should be kept as close to the original as possible. In this one, for instance, I would only remove the dust spots.