Photos Early French Aircraft

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hi Clint

Not sure what the front aircraft really is. Probably an evolution of the Farman HF.III by Albatros, but have too little to compare with. Herris is not very useful here....

The one behind looks more like the Albatros F.III to me

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Hi Stig,


Albatros F.III is new to me. Anything on the net?


I worked by way through the early B types in Kroschel & Stützer for the aircraft in the forground but nothing seems to fit. That nacelle is very distinctive while still appearing typically Farman. Could the machine and crew be something other than German perhaps?


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

No, that one is an oddity.

I got the F.III designation from the four aircraft which went to Bulgaria.
To me they look like a further development of the F.II version.

As you know Albatros begun with simply copying the Farman HF.III and added various nacelles to that basic frame, put it on floats etc.

What we really need is a German expert who would do something useful for their aircraft types before the Great War.

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Hi Stig,


I was looking at the MZ.2 last night. It has vertical struts in the Gitterrumpf (sorry minds a blank at the moment as far as the english word is concerned). I believe I'd be correct in saying that the Bulgarian machines, which I've also seen described as F.2 have diagonal struts. If the Bulgarian machines differed from the standard F.2, insuch a manner to justify a seperate desigationas F.III in what way? Given that the F.2 was essentially a Farman F.III,is this the origin of that designation?



Regards,


Clint