Siemens Schuckert Factory Photo

Lucky Dog · 4 February 2005, 09:43 PM

A great shot of early SSWD1s showing to good effect the 3 tone camoflage scheme that may have been on just the early models (not sure). I've been digging around for about a year and a half for SSWD1 images and info, and this is a new one (to me anyway).

I found this (a guy in Germany sent me the link) at an unofficial Siemens history web site. Wish I read German!

Pretty cool!

John Masters · 4 February 2005, 10:01 PM

That Siemen's link is pretty interesting. Just by following the hot buttons you can learn a little about the company, even if you don't speak German.
I didn't know they were big in medical equipment, especially dental. Also, they were given an award by the Lear Corp. for their contributions to flight, namely the autopilot, or electric rudder. Interesting.

JDCMasters

edmondthieffry · 5 February 2005, 02:27 AM

Hi Lucky Dog,

Many thanks for this pretty link that I knew wnot.

Best regards from Belgium.

Philippe

Regulus · 5 February 2005, 02:59 AM

Hi,

If interested I should be in the Siemens archive at Munich within two months...

Best from Johan

Lucky Dog · 5 February 2005, 05:07 AM

These were provided by "fltmech" here on the Forum. They were sent to him by Siemens as nice, large scans, and show the prototype SSWD1. These and a couple more were all they had in the archives apparently. (I belive that's the R1 there in the background).

fltmech has kindly put these larger files available for download from the link below. Go to the link at the bottom that says "Photos From the Siemens Archive" and that will take you to the zipped files on his Kit Plane page.

The detail in them is wonderful! He also has other SSWD1 images from the web there as well. (Thanks again fltmech!)

http://www.geocities.com/pfalz2/archive.html

Lucky Dog · 5 February 2005, 05:17 AM

Johnan,
I don't know what else (if anything) they might have on the SSWD1. But if you're going to be there, by all means, please do keep an eye out. It's remotely possibly something new has turned up I guess.

Many Thanks!

Regulus · 5 February 2005, 05:35 AM

Hi Mike,

Will most certainly see if I can find anything more on the SSWD 1. They also have lot's of material on the Fernlenkboote, the flying torpedo, the SSW R planes etc.
Should make it to Munich eary April.

Best from Johan

Dan_San_Abbott · 5 February 2005, 12:58 PM

JR.R.:
Johan, when you visit the Seimens Archiv, if possible get a photocopy of the wings for these D.I machines. I am most interested in the camouflage pattern. I have always thought the SSW D.Is were camouflaged in two colors, pea green and rust brown. These are in three colors, my take is, dark green, pea green and rust brown. This 1916, no mauve or purple yet! I never cease to learn something new!
Blue skies,
Dan-San

Gregvan · 5 February 2005, 01:40 PM

Hi,

Yeah, it's nice to see another photo verifying that the Siemens were camouflaged in three colors, as I've said before. If you look on page 7 of Cross & Cockade Great Britain Journal, Volume 11 No. 1, 1980, you can see another photo of a similar Siemens (mislabeled as a DIII) on which you can make out three distinct colors, though the placement is different than on the photo in this thread. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing it.

Greg

Lucky Dog · 5 February 2005, 02:59 PM

Dan-San,
I was hoping that you would see this picture and come to a similar conclusion. I ordered a three-view from you last September of the SSWD1 in the two color. It was very nice. ( I hope I remembered to thank you, if I didn't shame on me

). I'm anxious to see what you come up with for the three color.

Greg,
I thought it was interesting how different they all were painted in the picture in my original post.