Captured British Aircraft

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay are a series of captured and/or damaged RDC aircraft as follows:


1.https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Frankre...UAAOSwSA5eNrDR


2.https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Flieger...AAAOSwqvxeNohh


3.https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Flieger...UAAOSwxGheNoez


4.https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Flieger...QAAOSwsB9eNodR


1. RAF BE 2c 1725 of 8sq recorded as shot down or forced to land,perhaps?
2. RAF RE 8 B2293 of 52 Sq.
3. RAF BE 12 of 19 Sq.
4. RAF BE 2c of 8 Sq



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Another RFC aircraft in German hands, RAF Fe 2b A857 of 22 Sq at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Luftfotos-1-...AAAOSwlTFeP~JR


also a destroyed SE 5a based on the part of the serial that can be seen either B167 of 24 Sq or B169 of 84 Sq.


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


A nice photo of a british machine at :


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-XL-WK2-...oAAOSwvgheVSmQ


Can anyone assist with the identity. I'm tempted to say RAF FE 2d, Possibly serial A5, but I'm not certain.


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Clint

You are ever so right. Aircraft in question is indeed the FE.2d A5 which was lost during its transit flight to St Omer 1 June 1916.

Not very funny for its crew.

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Thanks for the confirmation Stig,


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Another FE 2b in German hands 6341 of 25 Squadron at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/AK-WK-1-Engl...gAAOSwC9ReYTk5


Regards,


Clint

[Buckeye30]

Clint the F2B is almost certainly from 62 Sqn. the front 2 bars have been painted out, they also put the aircraft letter on the nose ( another captured one was C4630 "J" ).


Nick

[musec04]

Hi Nick,


Thanks for the id on the Bristol Fighter. I rather wonder if it is not shown part way through a repaint job by its captors.A roundel can be seen on the wing,but at least in,the admittedly few, 62 Squadron F.2b photos I've seen none have the broad white band on the fuselage.Awaiting application of a cross perhaps? Have you seen the Air Britain work referenced by Andy Ma,in the Bristol MR.1 thread? Any 62 Squadron Bristol Fighters with a broad fuselage band?


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

I agree with Nick

Looks very much like a 62 Sq aircraft.
According to Les Rogers their particular three stripe markings were discontinued in late March 1918, so this aircraft may have been lost behind German lines between Jan - March.

No 62 Sq had two disastrous days in March, the 12th and 13th, when they lost six aircraft.

Unfortunately none of these aircraft are listed in the Bristol book with a code letter, but one of these six aircraft feels quite likely to be it.

No 62 Sq had some more combat losses before April and that was on the 24th, 27th and 28th of March, but none of them seems to have ended up behind enemy lines.

Cheers
Stig

[Buckeye30]

Thanks Stig.
Of the 6 lost on 12th / 13th , 5 were brought down intact; but letters apparently not recorded...
B1250, B1251, C4824, B1207, B1268.
C4630 "J" I mentioned was captured 19/5/18 but after squadron markings were discontinued. Usually--but not always---the crosses were marked on a white background.
These are interesting notes on 62 Sqn. losses etc...
Nick


http://www.apw.airwar1.org.uk/62%20s...ses%201918.htm


http://www.apw.airwar1.org.uk/62%20s...rew%201918.htm