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Old 19 June 2009, 06:00 PM   #25 (permalink)
Laserlloyd
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Hi Dan-San:

Are you referring to this one:


I'm not sure if 425/17 or any of MvR's planes are in this photo. Ferko said the plane on the right is 452/17 or 152/17 but it has that streaking on it so I know it not 425/17. In the next set of photo it show 425/17 (imo) next to Wenzl's 178/17 which would place it the forth one in the flightline here. I have Peter's Hi-Res photo of this and it just to grainy to tell.

Now if it is the forth from the right them we can't see the lower wing cross as there is a person standing in the way.

Here are two close ups of the plane next to Wenzl's 178/17.




Greg has indicated this to be 152/17 but Peter indicates these to be 425/17.

If these are not 425/17 along with the three photos of the all red trip at Lechelle airfield as you have indicated then there is more then one all red Dr.I? If I understanding what your saying the 425/17, 152/17 and 477/17 were all red?

Now onto the second photo you can see the lower wing cross but its to hard to see if it matches the AWM lower wing cross.

As far as I'm concerned we still don't know which planes these are, all we are doing is making logical guesses.

One interesting thing is the rudder on Wenzl's 178/17 in the third photo, the work number and Fokker logo have been painted over or it's a new rudder. I can't see any signs of the Eisernes Kreuz.

Lloyd...
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