Photo Spad

[musec04]

Hello Bertrand,


Thanks for the reply. I shall investigate Escadrille 87 further on Albindenis.


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello Bertrand,


Really a seperate subject I suppose, but on the page for Escadrille 87 :


http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escad...adrille087.htm


There is a photo of shotdown Albatros C.XII (Bay) C.1851 which the site attributes to FA 16. Interestingly Peter M Grosz in WDF 129 Albatros C.XII vol.2 P.24 has the same machine with the same crew and shot down by Ruamps of N 87 as flown by FA 46b. Possibly the info on Albindenis reflects later information. Is there any further information from the french side, you're aware of, which would support the case for the machine being from FA 16?


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of an Italian Spad S.VII S.470* at:


https://www.ebay.it/itm/Foto-Fotogra...kAAOSwD4Je2JzY



Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hi CLint

I have never understood why the Italians did not mark their SPADS as they did their other aircraft.
In WDF 155 I cannot locate a single SPAD marked in the "normal" Italian way.

If Alegi and Variable are to be believed what we are looking at is actually an Italian serial, applied in exactly the same way as the French did. So far 4700 to 4707 have been identified in that range.

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Hello Stig,


Ihave that batch starting at 4688 my source being Alegi and Varriale Italian Spads at War WDF 155.Since its possible to assign at least one operating unit to most of those serials it seems credible. .


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello Again,


I've just picked up WDF 155. One thing that does strike me as troubling is that some of the aircraft listed as Italian serials in the 53** sequence on P.29 conflict with Caproni Ca.4 serials, so I'fd like to take this opportunity to ask if you know of a source which lists all Caproni serials through Ca.1 to Ca.5?


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by musec04

Hello Stig,

Ihave that batch starting at 4688 my source being Alegi and Varriale Italian Spads at War WDF 155.Since its possible to assign at least one operating unit to most of those serials it seems credible. .

Regards,
Clint

I know, I only quoted the numbers relevant to the photo itself.

There are many instances if you check all the WDF booklets with listed Italian serial numbers where batches quoted clash. I have no good explanation for that.

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Hi ,


Yes the problems with the clashing WDF serials is what led me to ask if you knew of another reference for the Capronis.Having said that, if the two Caproni Ca.3 at war volumes become available at a normal price, count me in


Regards,


Clint