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Old 4 November 2009, 06:40 AM #1 (permalink)
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Help ID Crashed British Machine

Here's an interesting wartime shot showing a German squad uncovering a wrecked British machine. Fuselage is clearly marked "A" & "5" on either side of the roundel. Does anyone recognize this wreck?
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Old 4 November 2009, 07:04 AM #2 (permalink)
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Almost certainly a Camel

I think I can see the curve in the aluminium side shield which covered the side of the guns--and the half round beading on ply panel side?top join!! and the centre section struts look about right.


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Thanks Dave for your input.

Naive question here...

Is this the right way to read those markings "A Flight, 5 Squadron"?
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Almost certainly a Camel

I think I can see the curve aluminium side shield which covered the side of the guns--and the half round beading on ply panel side?top join!! and the centre section struts look about right.


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Not Quite---and sorry for the silly double reply...

'A' flight certainly--the number being the pilots number---though that did'nt guarantee exclusve use.
I'm 'chucking in' 70 squadron as a possible......

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Thanks...

And no problem with the double post. I was wondering if you had a hot toddy in one hand & the keyboard in the other...
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Thanks...

And no problem with the double post. I was wondering if you had a hot toddy in one hand & the keyboard in the other...
--I wish I could work this bloody computer well enough to allow doing something with another part of me brain

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Amen to that!

So, as it is, there's really no way of pinning down a particular Squadron unless someone is more familiar with this wreck. I hope that person steps forward!
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Well, with no evident squadron marking and no serial no. (i'm thinking 70 squadron for that very reason---for a while in summer 1917 they used no squadron marking and used letter/numbers--but indeed that is a long shot--.

cheers--and I'm sure some of the guys here will do much better for you CT.

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Any idea for the source of the photo? For some reason those markings remind me of a 46 Sqn Pup.
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