Hello everybody,
I have just finished my last project :
the Morane Saulnier type L « parasol » n°27 flown by Jean Navarre.
1915 / 2015 100 years ... (this way ODF doing things will let me timme for the other WWI project I have :wink:
1915 is to my eyes a fondamental year. It's there were war become industrial and when really start the XX. Century.
This will be true a little bit later in aviation world (end of 1915 / beginning of 1916)
In the time which concern the type L, all is to be invented.
Thid is the third Navarre's planeI do as this timeline shows it
The first Navarre's afectation is at the MF8 between september antd odecember of 1914, equiped with Maurice Farman 7
(may one day's integral scratch?)
He is fired into Saint cyr for e new affectation.
Navarre went to Airacoublay to be formed to parasol plane , wich have reputatio to be dangerous.
Seeing him flying Roland Garos said : « if he survives i will be the best »
here 'is this beautiful autochrome of a parasol :
http://michel-bourles.legtux.org/apprendre-la-photo-gratuit/autochrome/At last he receive his affectation ay MS12 squadron.
The relationship with his superior lieutenant de Bernis is good. This one know how to manage the boys to reach the better of him.
During his period in the MF8, Navarre met a german plane ; this one as it was usual at this time came along to salute him. Navarre was a warrior, not a gentleman : he took his rifle and shot the three bullet he had ; the german went away...
in the MS12 he shoot down a german but this one crashed in his land...
At last the first of April with Robert in board as observer un the MS n°27 he cruse e german plane.
For those who read french, here are the Navarre word to narrate his first victory
he tells haw he stay as closer as he could from the german plane and attack him by downside
Three bullets, the number of ammunition that contein the riffle's
http://rosalielebel75.franceserv.com/mousquetonmodele1892.htmlwith three bullet Robert wounded the observer, broke the ant broke the
this victory is the first one os the MS12 ant the third of the french army...
Navarre won for this adventure the médaille militaire, and Robert who was officier, the légion d'honneur
here is the captureted enemy plane, an Aviatik BII (?)
It's a shame it does'nt exist at 1/48
http://www.navarre-jean.com/sesvictoires.htmthe prisonners , the german pilot Wittenburg and the observer Engelhorn
http://www.navarre-jean.com/sesvictoires.htmIn october of 1915 Jean Navarre receive a brand new type N I already done
The kit is the old Eduard, the only one at 1/48 scale
I my pics Navarre appears threee different planes.
The n°27 seems to be that one
the rudder doesn't carry french flag ans I asl myself if it hat roundels upsode. Most of pics I saw doesn't have.
As it was quite representative of the war beginnang planes, I decided to represent it without roundels
the day after, Navarre's friend , « Pivolo » shot down another german plane , but landing to make the pilot prisonier, he crasched is plane...
it seems to be that one, with roudels...but he also have tricolor flag in the rudder.
http://pages14-18.mesdiscussions.net/pages1418/aviation-1914-1918/capotage-jean-navarre-sujet_2195_1.htmWell time to see the final pics ! :
step by step is here
http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=4730.0I want to say how much I appreciated posting in this forum, you are all nice people !
I let the WWI for other project, but before the end of 2015 I want to do another 1915 plane , the BE-2c
thank s to all of you !
Xan