eBay: Allied intrest

[Bertrand H]

Thanks ED


#2449 : of course no RAF but Potez 63-11 with Matricule Militaire which begins by C7xx of French Armée de l'air

First one in the batch with C700 is Potez 63-11 n° 201

Bertrand

[AndyMa]

#2447 post 2 shows Battle P2332/PH-F of 12 Sqn, lost on 12 May 40, details here:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/89795

[Alex Smart]

Hi Bertrand,
I thought it looked like a damaged He 111, with an RAF Airman standing by it.
Alex

[edwest2]

https://www.ebay.de/itm/225264138667...Bk9SR_iQ1pOUYQ

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by edwest2

https://www.ebay.de/itm/225264138667...Bk9SR_iQ1pOUYQ

Anyone who can identify this little aircraft?
Looks like one of the small Potez aircraft to me, but I am lousy when it comes to wrecks.....
Cheers
Stig

[Alex Smart]

Hi Stig,
Can you decipher the handwriting on the back ?
Also at first in this series of aircraft with codes/serials starting with "K" I thought they were RAF, but it seems they are all French so why the "K-series over the wings ???
Alex

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hi Alex

The back side says Morane - Bordeaux, but to me this is no M.S. what so ever.

The serial number on top of the wing looks like W-515 which was the Armée de l'Air's so called Matricule Militaire.
Usually identified as buzz numbers in English they were introduced already in the mid 1920s.

In this present case, I would say it is an impressed aircraft since other impressed ones also carried
MM numbers in this range.

Cheers
Stig

[Bertrand H]

Hi Stig,


You are right and for a non-French you have very good knowledge of the French Air Force.

Congratulations

The MM in W were Caudron C275 Luciole, Caudron C600 Aiglon, Mauboussin and Salmson "Cri-Cri"

W-515 is Matricule Militaire for I think a SALMSON D6.T2 CRICRI

For example I have

W479 Salmson D.6 Cri-Cri n°102
W550 Salmson D.6 Cri-Cri n°164


another view of this same a/c proposed by Ed some weeks ago


https://www.ebay.de/itm/325403503210...Bk9SR5jiyt2EYQ

Bertrand

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Bertrand

You are way too flattering. I have a great interest in French aviation and always wish to know more.

Yes you are correct W-515 has been shown before and shame on me that I didn't remember it.

So a Cri-Cri it is.

Thanks also for the additional information.

Cheers
Stig

[Alex Smart]

Bertrand & Stig,
Many thanks to you both for responding as always with positive and detailed information.
Alex