Photo Bristol Aircraft

[Buckeye30]

Hi Stig it IS 72 Sqn in Mesopotamia some time after March 1918 with "C" Flight; the right-hand one in the line-up has a white 5-zig-zag personal marking seen in another shot. At least 2 had no fuselage cocardes ( I think the Fight had 8 M1s).
Nick

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hi Nick

Yes, 72 Squadron operated 13 M.1C in all, probably all with C-flight.
The first two, C4914 and C4915, are known to have been assigned already in Jan 1918 to the unit. Exactly how many there were when the unit was officially resurrected in Basra on 2 March 1918, is not listed in my sources.

There is a nice book published by Cross & Cockade called 'Wings over Mesopotamia' which I found very good covering the period 1914-1919.

Pity the photo is not better. I liked the Bristol Bullet.

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo Bristol F.2b Fighter A7292 of 11 Squadron.


Caution advised as the photo contains an image of a dead British airman.


Its at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/393668441225?hash=item5ba877b489:g:WHQAAOSwUeFhgRS N


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of Bristol F.2b Fighter C964,presumably of 33 Squadron at:


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393708475...sAAOSwroBhls7z


A few other photos of RFC aircraft from the same location can be seen at:


https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?it...IRTON&_sacat=0


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

No this is 39 Sq.
It was so assigned and the diamond marking also fits other photos of that unit.

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Thanks Stig,


That will teach me to rely on Wikipedia,without checking the unit markings! Also the seller had a question mark after Kirton in Lindsey.Double!


Regards,


Clint