Who can ID this german floatplane ?

[richard B]

Bonjour à tous

Found in 1995 published " JET & PROP Band 5"

Who knows more?
Thanks

Richard

[YavorD]

Hi, Richard!
It is Short Folder floatplane, Admiralty Type 184 torpedo carrier (curved crossbars). Thank you for sharing the picture!
Regards,
Yavor

[richard B]

Bonjour and Thank you Yavor:
I am an ass: I did'nt look further than Germany

[YavorD]

You may want to check the story of 8040 and 8383 captured on March 25, 1916, Hoyer raid.
Regards,
Yavor

[richard B]

Yes , certainly very interresting for much people here

[Varese2002]

From the Kriegstagebuch (KTB) of Seeflugzeugstation Flandern I in Zeebrügge the following excerpt can be important for this Short

10. November 1916

Lt.z.S. Schuler (749) konnte bei Ostende nach Luftkampf eine Short zur Landung zwingen.
Die Short 184 (8016) der RNAS Dunkirk konnte fast unbeschädigt geborgen werden, der Pilot FLt GGG Hodge geriet in Gefangenschaft.

The machine of Schuler was a Friedrichshafen FF 43 which was on operational test in Zeebrugge, but was not approved on.

This particular Short Admiralty 184 Type Tractor Biplane Seaplane was from the series 8001 - 8030 built under licence by S.E. Saunders. The machines 8001 - 8013 were fitted with a 225 hp Sunbeam Mohawk, the rest with a 240 hp Sunbeam.

It would be interesting to recognize the background in the picture of this German captured Short.

Cheers

Kees