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[tcrean7828]

Originally Posted by Tiger Moth

I have just joined as I am very interested in old biplanes, especially WW1. I own a Tiger Moth (hence member name!) and am actively persuing / following up any leads on SE5, Pup or similar kits, bits or rebuilds or whatever!

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[tcrean7828]

Originally Posted by Stachel

You might try to find info about Lafayette Escadrille sunglasses from the folks at Garcia Aviation. I am on their email supplemental catalog which offers goggles, military aviation apparel from early aviation to modern. They have a web site with a catalog. I bought a silk white flying scarf without embroidering. They had USAAF & USN available. Some of their stuff is high. Good luck, Stachel

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[tcrean7828]

Originally Posted by george tenediotis

Hello there form Athens Greece!

Been enjoying the various threads on this forum for some time now, decided to join you, I'm building in 1/48 scale, and have a soft spot for Austro Hungarian Army and naval aircraft.

cheers,

George

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[tcrean7828]

Originally Posted by jayo

Hi everyone.
Ive been popping in and out of here for some time,so its about time i register and give some input to what is IMO the only dedicated WW1 site.

Ive been into WW1 aviation since i was knee-high to a grasshopper,well,my Grandfather anyway.He's the responsible one for my obsession with canvas and dope!

Since the developement of the superpatch Over Flanders Fields for microsofts' CFS3 (which im hopelessly addicted to) my interest has been rejuvinated BIG TIME!

Cheers,Jayo:

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[tcrean7828]

Originally Posted by jerryle

New to site, old in years!
I have just found the site after a re-awakening of my interest in WW1 flying.

As a boy in the 60's my modelling passion centred on WW1 Airfix and Revell (favourites were D.H.2 and Sopwith Tri-plane).

Later modelling focused on 50's F1 and Le Mans cars (resin & white metal). I've now got a son and am starting him out with the simple Airfix kits I started on - but it got me surfing - and here I am.

One of my favourite books as a boy was 'Sagittarius Rising' - very influential!

One question I'm sure you'll be able to answer for me:
I noticed as a boy that all radial engines seem to have an odd number of cylinders. Is that essential to make a radial work, or could an even number work?

That's been nagging me for about 40 years (in a low key sort of way!)

I look forward to discovering the treasures herein.

regards Jerry

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[tcrean7828]

Originally Posted by bushbird

I finaly decided to join up after being spying on you guys for quite a while!!
I've been in aviation since a little boy, dad was a bushpilot, then flew waterbombers,etc... I grew up by the dock with DeHavilland Beavers and Otters...Hence Bushbird!!!(I actually was a Bushbirdy for 5 years)

WW1 flying is my dream...well was a dream; I now own a Nieuport 17 replica and fly it now and then, between my job flying a Challenger 300.

So what is my hobbie: Fly, Read on WW1 flying and learn as much as possible about this part of history.

BB

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[tcrean7828]

Originally Posted by tbstreet

I just discovered this forum while searching for experimental German machine guns. The archive thread on the Siemens motor-driven gun caught me.

Although I was researching WW II guns at the time, I have been deeply interested in WW I aviation for many years. Glad I found you

T. E. Bradstreet

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[tcrean7828]

Originally Posted by Henrysg'son

Hello There
I'm two days into my membership here at the aerodrome and am thrilled to find such a treasure trove of interest in and passion for this subject.
I found my way here not because I'm a pilot but because my Grandfather, Lt. Henry Cotton, was an Observer with the R.F.C. 25 squadron in France from about Feb.1917 till May 23 1917. He died in 1972 in his sleep when I was ten. I'll never forget the many times he took me on his knee to describe his dogfight with the Red Baron as he held a model of the F.E.2b he flew in in his right hand. In fact I think I remember pestering him to tell it to me every time we saw him. That was his first time being shot down after seven days in the air. Fortunately those F.E.2b's floated like a leaf to the ground when not under power so he survived to fly again and fly he did. After a total of 40 bombing raids he ran into Werner Voss who sent him and his pilot down this time behind German lines. With three kills to his name he ended up spending the rest of the war in three separate Offizier-Gefangenlager; Trier, Karlsruhe and Holzminden.

I am the oldest grandson with the family name so upon his death I inherited a rather extensive collection of silver gelatin postcards as well as certain official German photos of the largest prison dug escape tunnel of the war(Holzminden).
What with the centenary fast approaching I am looking to make this collection of photos, including a few of him in his cockpit either in Turnbury or France, and many documents from the camps(menus, rules, parole cards, bread cards, P.O.W. paper money etc.) available to the public. I've begun preliminary research and as you can imagine I have a great many questioins which I'll save for the future.
Happy I happened upon you all and look forward to communicating with you and delighting in your on line company.
Henry's Grandson

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Im a new member. My interest is in WW1 scale RC.

I have a quarter scale DVII, ST 4500 powered.

Also scratch built a quarter scale DVIII which went to god after third test flight (long story).

Also scratch built a 46 sized DVIII which still flys well.

In looking to replace the dead one with the Glenn Torrance kit which I read is superb.

Are there any details on all red clour schemes for DVIII's??

This is my first post after scanning the site..lots of good stuff here!

[Doc Modeler]

I'm still trying to remember how I found this website, I've been looking at everything that had the word Pfalz in it for about three months and I think that is what led me here. I'm an airplane nut, there I said it, it's out in the open and I'm not ashamed, although my wife keeps hoping that there's a rehabilitation program somewhere, I have built model airplanes since I was allowed to have a tube of glue, plastics, wood, control line, free flight gliders (tow line) and have been in R/C since I picked up my first issue of R/C Modeler magazine in Feb 1968. "Sidebar question for Dan San if you read these" I was stationed at Castle AFB in the big Valley from Aug. 65 through June 69. I dated a girl in Modesto and made many trips up and down hiway 99, do I remember Ceres as somewhere near Turlock? At any rate I've been flying a Nieuport 28 C1 in 1/4 scale for two seasons and am about to cover an RAF SE 5a. I'm on the shady side of sixty now and the big slow WWI fighters are just my cuppa tea. There's a Pfalz in the future even if I have to generate my own plans and scratch it out, I just need to get the shapes and dimentions right, it's not rocket science. Happy landings Doc: