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The WW1 modelers' reference library => Weapons - Propellers - Aircraft Equipment and Miscellaneous WW1 photos => Topic started by: Des on June 26, 2013, 08:52:51 AM

Title: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: Des on June 26, 2013, 08:52:51 AM: David Wilson has sent me these photos that he took while at the Auckland War Memorial, many thanks David.

This photo shows the Avro 504 and SE.5a propellers

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PxfOhzWoFp0/Ucob1Iy0PAI/AAAAAAAAHiQ/w34u3037I6g/s1024/Avro%2520504%2520and%2520SE5a%2520props.jpg)

A Wotan propeller from a Siemens Schuckert D.III

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O8Y-IQKW7EE/Ucob3UDgmTI/AAAAAAAAHjA/cj0KWH4yPXM/s1024/Wotan%2520prop.jpg)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mpm3UUSU7D0/Ucob2hc8WkI/AAAAAAAAHi4/ScsCbi5p8ag/s1024/Wotan%2520prop%2520decal.jpg)

Propellers from the Avro 504, the SE.5a and the Nieuport 17

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZohNKOGc7cQ/Ucob1KcKn6I/AAAAAAAAHiY/9Z3_Uiu_v1w/s1008/504%252C%2520SE5a%2520and%2520Nieuport%252017%2520props.jpg)

Image of a WW1 flying coat (true to colour)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--hieJJzKWEA/Ucob2HosXdI/AAAAAAAAHi0/AaAGq9U1wFM/s912/WW1%2520flying%2520coat%2520Auckland.jpg)

This photo shows the same flying jacket but without the flash on the camera, David said that the first image with flash is a true to colour photo of the flying coat. This is a very good example of how we can be mislead by colours in photographs.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5aF9TMsXjj0/Ucoyc1zxvaI/AAAAAAAAHjc/S15ZGOvGdFM/s912/flying%2520coat.jpg)

The next three photos show detail of a captured D.VII Spandau machine gun

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HlxxntM6c4g/Ucob1GByDdI/AAAAAAAAHiU/HSctHLWcxfA/s1024/Captured%2520DVII%2520Spandau%2520detai%253Bl%2520Auckland.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ag3xibmM77s/Ucob1249WbI/AAAAAAAAHik/j50rVtMsfG0/s969/DVII%2520Spandau%2520detail%2520Auckland.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GiWJue7AeJE/Ucob2KOkbZI/AAAAAAAAHiw/6EMnKuEdZoU/s1024/Spandau%2520cocking%2520lever%2520Auckland.jpg)
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: Jacek on June 26, 2013, 04:19:12 PM: Cool pictures, particularly interested me propeller for Ni 17 thank you.
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: lcarroll on June 27, 2013, 12:40:03 AM: Thanks for this, very nice! Great detail on the Spandau.
Cheers,
Lance
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: Ernie on August 26, 2013, 01:54:42 AM: Great pictures, Des! Thank you.
Hey, that Spandau looks just like Bo's. ;)
(sorry, wanted to be the first to say it ;D)

Cheers,
Ernie :)
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: pepperman42 on August 27, 2013, 01:06:02 AM: Nice pics. Just want to be sure - the re-charging lever is the thing that looks like a big knuckle duster not the small (wooden?) knob above the "cog" teeth?

Steve
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: uncletony on August 27, 2013, 02:13:02 AM: Quote from: pepperman42 on August 27, 2013, 01:06:02 AM
Nice pics. Just want to be sure - the re-charging lever is the thing that looks like a big knuckle duster not the small (wooden?) knob above the "cog" teeth?

Steve

From what I can work out they both do the same thing, but the small lever is pushed forward to charge the gun (awkward, I guess, in cramped cockpit) the big lever is pulled back.
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: uncletony on August 27, 2013, 02:16:06 AM: Actually the "wooden" handle is deceptive -- the knob is steel, in this case rusty so it looks like it might be a lovely hunk of oak or something.

Notice too the details of the safety at the rear of the gun. That's something I want to try to tackle next time.
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: Dave in Dubai on August 27, 2013, 03:19:19 AM: (http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9mugEZr02WE/UhM9oJkt3uI/AAAAAAAARUo/Gh6BkR9XAD0/s1024-no-k/IMAGE_124.jpeg)

Hi Bo,

Here is an image from another angle of a Spandau as displayed in the Museum of Flight at Bieing Field, Seattle , which I took last week.
You can just see that some of the components are made from what looks like brass, and the steel colour of the cocking handle is apparent.
I have also seen the Spandau in the New Zealand War Memorial, Auckland which is in poorer condition as seen in the previous pictures.

Dave
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: uncletony on August 27, 2013, 04:33:23 AM: awesome! thank you for sharing that, Dave.

Folks, this is the style of cocking levers that belongs in your Albatrosen and Fokker Dr.1s
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: Zabu on August 27, 2013, 06:49:00 AM: Very nice!

Thank you for sharing.

Cheers
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: pepperman42 on August 27, 2013, 06:57:27 AM: Ah - so no big knuckle duster lever?

Steve
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: Dave in Dubai on August 28, 2013, 02:54:21 AM: (http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xCdrHKflkzM/UhM5w-WtlZI/AAAAAAAARSY/iVxqH4xFf0A/s1024-no-k/IMAGE_106.jpeg)

Glad to be able to help out!

Here is another, again from the Seattle Museum of Flight which had a display of a German seatbelt, some Bosch spark plugs, a small Albatross logo, and a few other bits and pieces.
They all came from Doug Champlins collection.

Sorry the pictures aren't as sharp as I would like, but I was photographing through glass display cabinets and in very low light conditions. A pity as it is quite difficult to take pictures in these conditions.

Some interesting artifacts here if you ever get the opportunity to visit.
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: uncletony on August 28, 2013, 03:28:55 AM: super, thank you for sharing!
Title: Re: Auckland War Memorial
Post by: Ernie on August 29, 2013, 01:27:40 AM: Thanks for the photo, Dave. Really interesting.

Cheers,
Ernie :)