Photo Nieuport

[musec04]

Hi Stig,


Thanks. I feared it might already be known given the seller. More caution required I think.


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hey Clint

Just because it is well known to me, doesn't mean it is for anyone else.
I happen to have the pretty complete Cross & Cockade book and some other articles, meaning I am good....

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Hi Stig,


Hopefully you're right. I shall do an image search in any event, as I should have done before posting. Yep, its there, curses. Well I shall be deleting that post as I don't like to post photos that can easily be found on the net.


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on Delcampe is a photo of Nieuport 10 N.328 flown by Georges Guynemer:


https://www.delcampe.net/fr/collecti...170165383.html


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay isa photo of Nieuport 21 N.1674 at:


https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Belle-Photo-...MAAOSwPslf-ues


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of Italian Nieuport 11 Ni 1670 at:


https://www.ebay.it/itm/01671-FLAVIO...MAAOSws3Rf~hJ6


Flavio Torello Baracchini trained on the Nieuport 11 at Cascina Malpensa and flew the type with 81 Squadriglia. No machine gun is visible on this machine so perhaps this photo is taken at the training school??


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Clint

Not sure what we actually are looking at, but some points which are strange.

a) Robert Casari does not mention any N9041 as being delivered to the US AEF.
b) The serial presentation is very unusual for either a French or US operated Nieuport. I have now looked at some 150 photos and not a single one carry their numbers on the fuselage. The US didn't repaint the French style s/n. They added to them.
c) The absolute majority of French primary and fighter trainers (Nieuport) went to Issoudun (3rd AIC), but 102 Aero Sq was not part of that establishment. I have very little about that unit (close to zero in fact) but what I have found out, it belonged to the 2nd Aviation Instruction Center

I am basically useless in identifying wrecks. Don't know why, but I simply seems to lack that eye.
But is it really a Nieuport we are looking at?

Cheers
Stig