Willi Nebgen's DVII pt. II

jtisch · 2 March 2007, 09:41 AM

Does anyone know if Lnt. Nebgen's all black DVII had a white "N" on the top wing? It looks like his DRI had one, but the only picture I have that somewhat shows the top of the wing has a blotch where the "N" might be.

Thanks for your help,

J

StephenLawson · 3 March 2007, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jtisch

Does anyone know if Ltn. Nebgen's all black DVII had a white "N" on the top wing? It looks like his DRI had one, but the only picture I have that somewhat shows the top of the wing has a blotch where the "N" might be. Thanks for your help, J

Jasta 7, Ltn. Nebgen flew a Dr.I? News to me. The usual practice was most members of Jasta 7 had letters on their Fokker D.VII top wings. Usually this was associated with the surname of the assigned pilot. The only Dr.I types in Jasta 7 were Jacobs. No initials on his aircraft. Could you post the image?

jtisch · 3 March 2007, 10:11 AM

Mr Lawson,
This is odd.The picture I was looking at is from your article in C&CI v.25 no.3 page 128.The caption for the picture(undated) identifies one of the DRIs as Nebgen's. In the text, though, Ltn. Nebgen joins Jasta 7 on June 14. Jasta 7 was equipped with at least some DVIIs in June, IIRC.

On a side note, thanks for referring me to C&CI,I will be buying more in the future.

J

StephenLawson · 3 March 2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jtisch

Mr Lawson,
This is odd.The picture I was looking at is from your article in C&CI v.25 no.3 page 128.The caption for the picture(undated) identifies one of the DRIs as Nebgen's. In the text, though, Ltn. Nebgen joins Jasta 7 on June 14. Jasta 7 was equipped with at least some DVIIs in June, IIRC.

On a side note, thanks for referring me to C&CI,I will be buying more in the future.

J

Greetings jtisch Simple misunderstanding "Although the last photograph in Jacobs' diary, the aerial view of Jasta 7's aerodrome was taken whilst the unit was still equipped with Fokker Triplanes. The third machine from the right is Jacobs aircraft, the second is "N" belonging to Ltn. Nebgen..."

There is actually only one Dr.I on the field and it appears to be Jacobs. All others in the line up are Fokker D.VII types. When you use a mkagnifying glass it is apparent which one is the Dr.I This is a caption that was modified for publishing and I am afraid it suffers for it. My apologies for the confusion. Best Regards Stephen

jtisch · 3 March 2007, 10:11 PM

Thanks! That clears things up considerably.I think the shadows from the wings make the fuselages appear short so I thought it WAS a line up of DRIs. Yet when I did find the lone DRI things finally began to click in my noggin.
Even with a magnifying glass it is hard for me to tell, but would you agree with me if I said that Techow's "T" would be on the port side of center, while Nebgen's "N" would be on the starboard side of center?

J

StephenLawson · 7 March 2007, 10:09 AM

I would tend to agree.

jtisch · 20 March 2007, 10:17 AM

Well, this is what I ended up with. Looking at it now, the "N" looks too big. Funny, when I was cutting out various size "N" patterns, I was worried they looked too small. Again, thanks for your help.

J

StephenLawson · 20 March 2007, 01:53 PM

Looking at the photo image it would only marginally too large. Not bad really.

jtisch · 20 March 2007, 07:45 PM

I put on a 5% smaller mask and sprayed black again. Any smaller than that and I would have to shoot white again, which I would rather not do. Final results will probably turn up in the flying models section. Once again, Thanks, you have been a great help.

J

jtisch · 4 April 2007, 11:03 AM

All the painting is done. A photo is posted in the flying models section under the "what's on your building board" tag.

J