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Re: Photos Airco
Currently on ebay a photo of a overturned Airco DH.6 C7843
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204805009...Bk9SR5CCguD2Yw Regards, Clint |
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Re: Photos Airco
Hello,
Currently on ebay is a photo of a DH.9 immediately post war with,to myself at least,unusual markings https://www.ebay.com/itm/37569026627...Bk9SR6jsibbLZA Reagrds, Clint |
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Re: Photos Airco
Never seen anything like that before Clint
Making some guesses here, I would prefer if the aircraft was D5808. The inserted W.2. might have something to do with the base, Westland Ho! Best guess I can come up with there is the similarity between the pronounciation between Ho and Two. Perhaps some local joke? Checking the base, it was a very short lived one where 260Sq had just been formed in August 1918 out of 502 (SD) and 503 (SD) Flights. When formed its DH-6s were supplemented with some DH-9. The base itself seems to have been abandoned after 19 Feb 1919 since no other units are listed post that date. It is unfortunate that nothing is known with regard to the aircraft itself. Anyone else with a better solution? Cheers Stig |
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Re: Photos Airco
Stig. The "W2" has been added to the D-serial as it has been to the DH9 in Duxford Museum ( D5649); this has "W2 5649" in black under the cockpit with normal rudder serial. One of 2 presented to India under the Imperial Gift Scheme and recovered and restored, the other being airworthy E8894. This one hasn't got the W2 added though.
I don't know the significance but both D5808 and D5649 were sub-contracted to Wells Aviation in London from Waring and Gillow. Regards Nick |
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