Photo Bulgarian Aircraft

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Bulgrian operated Farman at:


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bulgarian...oAAOSwAfVdtMg0


Any help with the correct name of the variant shown would be appreciated. I suspect it may be a Russian built Farman VII, but I'm uncertain. Here is a photo of the same type erroneously captioned M.F.7 - which it isn't at:


https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...rman_M.F.7.jpg


Regards,


Clint

[jschreiber]

Hello Clint

Could also be the only Sommer R3 operated by the Swiss pilot Burri during the first Balkan war

The same photo appears here, after 2 minutes and 10 seconds :

http://www.pionnair-ge.com/spip1/vid...ri-Qtp-370.mov

Regards
Jean

[musec04]

Hello Jean,


Looks like you have it right. I became over fixated on Farmans.The video didn't work for me. But given the designation you provided I was able to find the site its from and play the video there.:


http://www.pionnair-ge.com/spip1/spi...id_article=370


Also to view the photo in the top right corner. Thanks.



Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Interesting film Jean even if it based on Dimitar Nedialkov's photo collection.

Since Nedialkov claim the Bulgarian Sommer pusher was a two-seater I suggest the correct designation thus has to be Sommer type R2

One interesting aircraft which appear in the film is a Farman HF.III look-a-like aircraft. The Bulgarian military forces never operated such a type and I suspect it may have been a film taken from the Russian Boris Maslenikov's visit in November 1910. Anyone who knows anything about that side of Bulgarian things??

Cheers
Stig