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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: macsporran on April 07, 2021, 04:41:14 PM

Title: Interesting article on Nieuport colours in British service
Post by: macsporran on April 07, 2021, 04:41:14 PM

Found a topic on the Britmodeller site pointing to an IPMS Stockholm article regarding Nies in RFC / RNAS service that might interest others here.

https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/french-fighters-in-british-service-during-ww1/

Good info too on the BM sites (credits to original poster.)

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235091124-nieuport-11-in-british-colors/

Sandy

Title: Re: Interesting article on Nieuport colours in British service
Post by: rhallinger on April 07, 2021, 09:58:04 PM

Thanks Sandy!  That is interesting and helpful.

Best regards,

Bob

Title: Re: Interesting article on Nieuport colours in British service
Post by: RLWP on April 07, 2021, 10:08:48 PM

The posts on BM about the synchronised Lewis are wrong. That's a Nie 16 with an Alkan synchronised Lewis gun:

(https://www.primrose-engineering.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/nieuport-16/DSCF1571.JPG)

Apparently, it significantly lowered the fire rate of the Lewis

Richard