Hi, I've decided to continue with the second part of 'The Duellists' Felixstowe kit... the Hansa-Brandenburg W.29.
In July 1919 The Royal Danish Navy bought 1 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 from Hansa- & Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke Gmbh.
The first year the Danish Navy had the aircraft, it was tested thoroughly and it was found that it in every way exceeded the planes
that had been operated before. When the aircraft was inspected at the Navy aeroplane workshops, it was measured and plans were drawn.
In the following years no fewer than 15 aircraft of the type were built under license, at the shipyard's aeroplane workshops.
The Licensed aircraft was named H.M.I. 'Hydro-monoplan I,' They were given the numbers 20-30 (No's 21, 22, 23, 24 & 26 were used twice)
They served from 1920 until the last two (20 and 29) were written off due to age in the spring of 1931.
The subject will be No. 25, with the converted exhaust and no armament (the armament was removed to save some weight).
H.M.I.'s were used solely as reconnaissance aircraft, patrolling danish waters. Little Denmark has 8,750 km (5,440 mi) of coastline.
Thans for looking: Kent
