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Title: What is this French machine?
Post by: KiwiZac on July 02, 2022, 08:47:32 AM
Hi all,
I'm very intrigued by this machine shared by our own PJ Fisher in On This Day thread (https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12930.0):
Quote from: PJ Fisher on June 28, 2022, 10:32:05 PM
New French Plane
(from the Sydney Mail, 28 June 1916):
(https://i.imgur.com/y59RWd9.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/3GNtG1R.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/VWwwKs8.png)
Quote from: PJ Fisher on June 29, 2022, 11:24:17 PM
Quote from: KiwiZac on June 29, 2022, 09:28:31 AM
Forgive my ignorance, all: what exactly is it? I don't recognise this machine.
I was wondering too.  Maybe a Dorand variant?  The articled may be exaggerating; 140mph seems pretty fast for 1916.

I've no earthly idea what this is! Any ideas?
Title: Re: What is this French machine?
Post by: wmcgill on July 02, 2022, 11:35:53 AM
Quote from: KiwiZac on July 02, 2022, 08:47:32 AM
Hi all,
I'm very intrigued by this machine shared by our own PJ Fisher in On This Day thread (https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12930.0):
Quote from: PJ Fisher on June 28, 2022, 10:32:05 PM
New French Plane
(from the Sydney Mail, 28 June 1916):
(https://i.imgur.com/y59RWd9.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/3GNtG1R.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/VWwwKs8.png)
Quote from: PJ Fisher on June 29, 2022, 11:24:17 PM
Quote from: KiwiZac on June 29, 2022, 09:28:31 AM
Forgive my ignorance, all: what exactly is it? I don't recognise this machine.
I was wondering too.  Maybe a Dorand variant?  The articled may be exaggerating; 140mph seems pretty fast for 1916.

I've no earthly idea what this is! Any ideas?

You can't believe anything you read in the Sydney Press, it is a captured and repainted German LVG C.II.
Title: Re: What is this French machine?
Post by: Dirigible-Al on July 03, 2022, 11:16:18 PM
A good thread to start would be 'spot the error in this' and post incorrect pictures or descriptions. I saw an article once about histories top 10 giant aircraft. Not surprisingly it mentioned the SSW R.VIII but had a picture of a Staaken.
Alan.
Title: Re: What is this French machine?
Post by: Borsos on July 04, 2022, 12:00:43 AM
This should be one of the downed LVG C. II by Jean Navarre. It was photographed excessively.
Andreas
Title: Re: What is this French machine?
Post by: KiwiZac on July 04, 2022, 09:56:46 AM
Quote from: wmcgill on July 02, 2022, 11:35:53 AM
You can't believe anything you read in the Sydney Press, it is a captured and repainted German LVG C.II.
Fake news? Ack!  ;D
Quote from: Borsos on July 04, 2022, 12:00:43 AM
This should be one of the downed LVG C. II by Jean Navarre. It was photographed excessively.
Andreas
Thank you both for solving this mystery, I appreciate it.

Quote from: Dirigible-Al on July 03, 2022, 11:16:18 PM
A good thread to start would be 'spot the error in this' and post incorrect pictures or descriptions. I saw an article once about histories top 10 giant aircraft. Not surprisingly it mentioned the SSW R.VIII but had a picture of a Staaken.
Alan.
Now there's a thread that would have legs! On another forum someone started a Box Art Errors thread that's alive and well 15+yr later!
Title: Re: What is this French machine?
Post by: PJ Fisher on July 04, 2022, 10:42:06 AM
Mystery solved!
Title: Re: What is this French machine?
Post by: KiwiZac on July 05, 2022, 09:38:23 AM
Quote from: PJ Fisher on July 04, 2022, 10:42:06 AM
Mystery solved!
A disappointing outcome, but an outcome nonetheless!  ;D