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Re: Photos Royal Aircraft Factory Aircraft
I can't say straight away why, but it was very common.
I believe it had to do with a decision taken by Sir David Henderson that a SOC aircraft should
be replaced with another one carrying the same donor name.
The Cross & Cockade publication I use as reference does not explicitly say so but I think that
is what they mean. That publication is a bit old by now and only states three Montreal No2, but
their separate, and much more recent, FE2 book gives one extra aircraft in its list.
In the intro to the first reference they say that appx 600 donor names are known and they
were used on appx 1400 aircraft. Unfortunately not all donors can now be connected to an
aircraft's identity.
Cheers
Stig
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