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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: xan on January 12, 2015, 07:47:50 AM
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Hello,
her some pics of the Navarre first "bébé" the n°576.
he flew in nieuport "bébé" when he arrived in the N64
(http://nsa33.casimages.com/img/2013/11/25/131125122155864664.jpg)
before in the MS12 he flew a type N I will present later....
(http://nsa34.casimages.com/img/2013/11/25/131125120723725454.jpg)
Jean Navarre had 4 personal Nieuport in the N24 squadron.
it's quite hard to determinate the exact period because Navarre refuse absolutly to write a regular log book, too much undisciplined for that.
We know he had two planes to fly as long as he wanted (surely the 576 and the 850, and next the 872 and 1130)
He could fly 8 hour a day...
here is the information I could have about the chronology:
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/01/04//14010405274014768311869777.jpg)
I find my information in the memories of Navarre written in the "la vie aérienne" in 1919 just before he died...
(http://www.precurseursaviation.com/N11tricolor576Ox.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2013/11/28//13112811453714768311775053.jpg)
by the way all the "la guerre aérienne" (started in 1916) can be read on line in the BNF website, there is a lot of pics interesting...
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb327844357/date.r=mortane.langFR (http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb327844357/date.r=mortane.langFR)
the plane:
(http://www.precurseursaviation.com/N11tricolor576Ox.jpg)
http://www.precurseursaviation.com/N11tricolor576Ox.jpg (http://www.precurseursaviation.com/N11tricolor576Ox.jpg)
(http://i55.servimg.com/u/f55/10/06/04/48/scan0112.jpg)
http://forum.aviation-ancienne.fr/t8057-nieuport-ni-11-n576-jean-navarre-verdun-mars-1916 (http://forum.aviation-ancienne.fr/t8057-nieuport-ni-11-n576-jean-navarre-verdun-mars-1916)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2013/11/28//13112811453614768311775051.jpg)
the model:
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01/14020108173814768311948241.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108181014768311948244.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108184414768311948246.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108191614768311948248.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108194614768311948250.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108202714768311948253.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108205914768311948256.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108213014768311948259.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108220914768311948261.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108220914768311948261.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/01//14020108235414768311948269.jpg)
the diorama:
Navarre had a very close relation with the soldier of the tranchs. If he flys so much, it's in his mind a way to share the soldiers suffering; he won the "sentinel of verdun" nickname and was very popular between the "poilus".
If he put a french flag in the fuselage and later paint it in red, it was to be know by the soldier.
after a mission, he always give the soldiers a acrobatic show.
The squadron airfield was to far for Jean Navarre so he made a secret personal airfield near the tranchs, to be colser to attack german planes...
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/01/07//14010710525814768311879089.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/01/07//14010710540014768311879090.jpg)
two week ago his airfield was discovered and bombed and he had to go back.
I wanted to represent the plane in this secret field.
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/12//14021205301714768311977591.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/12//14021205301814768311977592.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/12//14021205301914768311977593.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/12//14021205302014768311977594.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/12//14021205302214768311977596.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/12//14021205302114768311977595.jpg)
I did better trace in the mud for the plane:
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/19//14021911393614768311998930.jpg)
(http://nsm08.casimages.com/img/2014/02/20//14022001105214768311999066.jpg)
that's it!
Xan
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Thank you for the history on this aeroplane and its pilot and thanks for posting the photos of your brilliant build. This is one of the nicest Nieuport 11 models I have seen and to incorporate it in your excellent diorama is superb, the mud landing field and the two figures all add to make a very impressive scene. Looking forward to seeing your Morane Saulnier.
Des.
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Superb!
Cannot add anything further to what Des has already said ........
Regards
Dave
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Thumbs up ! 8) 8) 8)
Terri
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Extremely fine build and diorama presentation! Excellent!
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Xan,
That's a fine Build and a fitting tribute to a very great Airman. Nicely done!
Cheers,
Lance
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Excellent model and presentation!
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Hi Xan,
Wonderful build of an a/c that I love very much. Thank you for your photos with diorama (extremely nice) and the history. Very great work and informative! Congratulations.
Kind regards
Patrick
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I really like the groundwork - can you please share with us how you did the mud?
Stefan
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Thank you for the history on this aeroplane and its pilot and thanks for posting the photos of your brilliant build. This is one of the nicest Nieuport 11 models I have seen and to incorporate it in your excellent diorama is superb, the mud landing field and the two figures all add to make a very impressive scene. Looking forward to seeing your Morane Saulnier.
Des.
I could not put my impressions better than Des did! Many thanks, Xan!
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Brilliant in every aspect, congratulations!!!!
Cheers,
Jörg
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wonderful Navarre story in scale models
bravo xan
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I can't add much to what has already been said. Beautiful Nieuport and ground work! Also nice back ground info!
RAGIII
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Xan,
Now, you know I'm a fan of the French Air Service and Nieuports in particular, so this is just a wonderful build IMHO. I'll echo what Des said. To know the history of not only the a/c, but the men behind it is a lot of what I enjoy about what we do.
Well done sir!
Warren