Breguet's crash files challenge No 503

['14-'18aviationcollector]

Hi Marek,

I noticed the same thing! I have actually seen sections of original tyres which were cut from cardboard, and have a groove in them so that the sections can be bound together with wire! It is well known that the Germans had extreme difficulty obtaining certain raw materials, in particular petrol and rubber - their ingenious solution was to manufacture their own synthetic petrol and rubber - and Spruce, so they used Kiefer Pine extensively. It is very possible that the tyres on this particular aeroplane are in fact made from timber. The tyres made from cardboard sections would have been much rounder in appearance. The blocked nature of the tyres on this aeroplane suggest that they are made from straight sections joined together, and my guess is timber as well. Alternatively, the lines around the section of the tyres could be rings or something similar added for grip. I don't have a difinitive answer on this subject of course, and I will be very interested if anyone has the answer to this question.

Regards,

David.

[Flamingo]

This time I am sure I did post the results yesterday and hit the submit button! Strange that it did not appear!

Ok Jay is right with all his statements and has won this challenge! it is a Rumpler B.I.

THE SCOREBOARD AT THE END OF CHALLENGE No 503 RUMPLER B.I

59.70 Flamingo ¤ ¤ Ace of Aces ¤
58.50 FOKKERJ Feuchtwanger ¤ ¤ Nr.I Wing Man ¤
40.60 Froggy ¤
33.15 Lodzermensch ¤
32.30 Rbailey ¤
31.15 RichardB ¤
27.00 Breguet ¤
24.70 YavorD
16.45 Aquilius
15.25 AROTH
12.50 Varese2002
08.10 Rod_Filan
08.04 Gregvan
08.00 ONEALM
07.50 matte_kudasai
06.80 '14-'18aviationcollector
06.40 Expositor
06.00 Dan_San_Abbott
05.75 Ross
05.70 Jeroplan
05.50 Gilles
05.20 Crankcase
05.00 Kilian
05.00 Laserlloyd.......................Have to wait three hours!

04.50 Rufe .............................May start immediately
04.00 Eric
04.00 Edmondy
04.00 Patrick
03.80 gregorydquist
03.50 sergio_vitalio
03.30 PaulForster
03.20 Colin A Owers
03.10 Catfish
03.00 Albatros_Ace
03.00 Berman
03.00 Crimso
02.70 Tbstreet
02.00 Cruze
02.00 Rickenbaron
02.00 Sobrien
02.00 Rexee
01.80 Tom L
01.50 Nieuport 14
01.45 Ransom E. Olds
01.00 Ampovandak
01.00 brisfitworks
01.00 Cliff
01.00 Graham Hunter
01.00 Pvernon
01.00 rammjaeger
01.00 RONNY BAR
01.00 Troy Raines
01.00 ulpilot
00.50 Miroslav Pokorny
00.10 SCMc

[FOKKERJ]

Originally Posted by Flamingo

This time I am sure I did post the results yesterday and hit the submit button! Strange that it did not appear!

That's OK.... I saw it!
I even Posted to it, when I noticed that the scores were all different and that the Site was in an "Alternate Reality"!

Originally Posted by Flamingo

Ok Jay is right with all his statements and has won this challenge! it is a Rumpler B.I.

THE SCOREBOARD AT THE END OF CHALLENGE No 503 RUMPLER B.I

59.70 Flamingo ¤ ¤ Ace of Aces ¤
58.50 FOKKERJ Feuchtwanger ¤ ¤ Nr.I Wing Man ¤

Hi Joachim,

Thanks for the challanging Challenge!

I haven't forgot about this, I have been researching Crash Fotos and have a couple of Prospects from my personal collection. Being "Scanner Challenged", I don't have a traditional computer, I will post ASAP after my Son gets home from School. I normally download images from the Net, because I can .

HAPPY TRAILS, FOKKERJ

[FOKKERJ]

Thanks to everybody for your patience while I work through my difficulties,
I really do appreciate it!

It looks like my Number is close to being called and I am next in line!

If I can get my choices scanned, I should be good for the next year, if I win five more!

I should have # Whatever soon.

Cheers, FOKKERJ