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retread · 12 October 2007, 08:05 AM

At least one source claims that N5431 was the one Tripe to serve in the Dardenelles Theater. Alcock severely damaged it while overshooting a landing at an airfield at Salonika as the aircraft was enroute to Hadzi Junas March 26, 1917. What was salvageable was returned to Mudros and used in the Mouse.
As Brugeut stated Flt. Lt. A.J. Melling flew it at some point and either he or Alcock (depending on the reference) brought down an EA (single seater seaplane) September 30, 1917 while flying it. This is also the day Alcock himself was forced down on a bombing run in a Handley-Page and spent the duration a Turkish guest.
I suppose Alcock's design around the Benz was either never built or at least was not known to have been?

12 October 2007, 08:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
retread Forum Ace Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 807	At least one source claims that N5431 was the one Tripe to serve in the Dardenelles Theater. Alcock severely damaged it while overshooting a landing at an airfield at Salonika as the aircraft was enroute to Hadzi Junas March 26, 1917. What was salvageable was returned to Mudros and used in the Mouse. As Brugeut stated Flt. Lt. A.J. Melling flew it at some point and either he or Alcock (depending on the reference) brought down an EA (single seater seaplane) September 30, 1917 while flying it. This is also the day Alcock himself was forced down on a bombing run in a Handley-Page and spent the duration a Turkish guest. I suppose Alcock's design around the Benz was either never built or at least was not known to have been? __________________ " Then we will fight in the shade." Last edited by retread; 12 October 2007 at 07:09 PM.