Photo Albums RFC
 

Hello,


Currently on ebay are three photo albums of Royal Flying Corps Aircraft at:


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW1-Royal...cAAOSwUxhe1mad


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Fly...IAAOSwnaVe1lRV


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW1-Royal...8AAOSwyPRe1ky7


The first and the third links include WWI era aircraft whereas the second is from a later period.


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photo Albums RFC
 

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a RFC/RAF photo album. The aircraft content is primarily either wrecks or Handley Page O/400.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/19673297807...Bk9SR866v4zVZA



Regards,


Clint

Re: Photo Albums RFC
 

Never-the-less pretty interesting Clint

Beside the obvious ones, what do you make of the wrecked DH-5 B4943 or 4948?
Which one do you prefer?

We also have a terribly wrecked aircraft where (if the text is correct) the serial ends with 920
Neither 8920 nor B920 seems OK to me. Any ideas?

B Rgds
Stig

Re: Photo Albums RFC
 

Hi Stig,


Without any certainty whatsoever,particularly given my eyesight I believe that the DH.5 is B4943. I have gone for thiss erial over B4948 as both B4943 and B7792 were with 3 TDS. But could easily be wrong.


Doesn't the other photo have B920 on the bottom of the photo,or am I looking at the wrong image?


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photo Albums RFC
 

Good point Clint

I agree B4943 is more likely!

Indeed it says B.920 in the bottom right corner, but B920 was no DH type as it also seems to say

Wish I could say with certainty it was an Avro 504, but I can't. Also I have zero data on that aircraft anyway.....

B Rgds
Stig

Re: Photo Albums RFC
 

Don't want to intrude but the DH5 could be B4920 (with 3TDS) she spun in 9-2-18; batch was B4901--B5000 from March, Jones and Cribb Leeds. They built Camels, DH5s and Snipes but not all completed.
Have a look at the Air History serials. It mentions that the serial was mis-recorded.

Regards
Nick

Re: Photo Albums RFC
 

Always glad to have you 'intrude' :) Nick. Thanks for the suggestion. Could be we have awinner...



Stig, missed the 'DH' :o I've gone with the Avro 504 provisionally in my records. But as ever,if the evidence changes...so perhaps inclined to go with Nick now.



Regards,


Clint

Re: Photo Albums RFC
 

Nick is of course entirely correct

In front of 920 there is a straight line which conforms to the digit 4!
Since time is always tight, it took a while until I found my crash records for RFC
before April 1918
This is what I have
9.2.18
D.H.5 B4920, 3 TDS, Lopcombe Corner
Spinning nose dive from 1000ft, Lopcombe Corner
2Lt Arthur Francis Xavier Turnbull (20) killed

Thanks Nick
B Rgds
Stig