WWI plane?

**stuka f** · 06-16-2013, 01:32 PM

and a other one!
If you have any info, I love to hear it.
All I know is; the soldier next to the plane is Belgian (probably Flemish!) and it says "well landed" at the back...
cheers
|<ris

**harryamb2** · 06-16-2013, 08:48 PM

hi Kris,this must be post ww1.possible 1930s,been dearmed no front weapons rear only,you can see the mounts.maybe Ned can tell you the model.

**drmessimer** · 06-17-2013, 01:06 AM

Kris: I think it's a Bristol Fairy F.2 Fighter. First flown 9 September 1916 and saw service until 1927. Dwight

**asterperious** · 06-17-2013, 02:09 AM

It's not a Bristol fighter, they are huge - look at your picture and compare. It is a weird design and strikes me as more of a civil type, and that is small airplane with an odd flap design. Just because the guy in front is in a uniform does not mean it is a military plane necessarily. That being said it looks late 1920's, there were so many small runs of airplanes by small makers without more detail I think it is really hard to say.

**drmessimer** · 06-17-2013, 02:58 AM

Asterpierous: You're right on most counts, and you might be right on all counts. I'm not at all certain about it being a Bristol F.2 fighter, but the small enine forward of a very forward pilot's cockpit was a Bristol F.2 design feature. And the presence of tubular steel "V" wing support struts over the fuselage with wood outboard struts matches the Bristol F.2. I erred by including the Fairy bit, that was a mindless wandering. And the Belgians did fly the F.2. The problem we have with making a positive ID is that we can't see enough of the airplane to make a really positive comparison with other types. But to me, the front of that airplane is definitely a Bristol. But, I was wrong once and I never got over it. Totally lost my self-esteem. Dwight

**asterperious** · 06-17-2013, 03:56 AM

Hi Dwight, for perspective this is roughly the same view, notice the very bigger size and construction differences, square fuselage etc. The brisfit has an inline engine the one in question is a small radial.