Olham 164 Posted January 24, 2012 This British aviator might have been still at Flying School, when he hit the trees with his aircraft. Does anyone know, which aircraft this is? (Note the way the Cockardes are painted on). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) Well, it's not a 504k...so i'm stumped (the guy half way up the tree...or is he a member of the crew half way down the tree?) Edited January 24, 2012 by UK_Widowmaker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrick58 23 Posted January 24, 2012 Bet those were enemy trees Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikeymead 17 Posted January 24, 2012 Could it be an early B.E.2 ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted January 24, 2012 Bet those were enemy trees :rofl: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) The thing I always liked about early aviation is that granted it might have been dangerous and things might have failed and the like, but they often seem to get into a good old prang and still be in relatively one piece. Also reminds me of a picture I saw of a He111 upside down, nose down planted in the side of what seemed to be a pub, can't post it though as it was in one of them old fashioned paper things, rather than internet land. Edited January 24, 2012 by MikeDixonUK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted January 24, 2012 Flying is not so easy - and it's always bad when you haven't read the manual! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayfarer 5 Posted January 25, 2012 Could it be an early B.E.2 ? Mikeymead, I thought it looked a bit 'BE2ish' as well. A BE2b perhaps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted January 25, 2012 Are we sure those roundals aren't French? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted January 25, 2012 Yep. Red appears much darker on B/W film than blue. And the note said "British aviator...". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted January 25, 2012 Hmmmm. Stewards enquiry I think. I think that's a Frenchman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted January 25, 2012 Hihi - why do you, Flyby? Because you think, an English pilot couldn't have such a bad luck? I guess accidents like that happened a lot with those underpowered crates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted January 25, 2012 Be2 like this perhaps? Same looking skid anyway, but then I suppose a skid is a skid is a skid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hasse Wind 46 Posted January 25, 2012 Could be some early B.E.2. They look somewhat different than the classic B.E.2c. That guy had some really bad, but also good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted January 25, 2012 I'd guess it probably looked like this in colour (presuming it were a Be2): (I couldn't be bothered to colour in the trees. ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) It's all in the light. I still think he's French, and I'm almost positive. Edited January 25, 2012 by Flyby PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted January 25, 2012 Flyby, changing a Jpeg to greyscale doesn't do the same thing like a B/W film does with colours. It is common WW1 research knowledge, that red appeared darker than blue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) It's all in the light... Even better - Edited January 25, 2012 by Flyby PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted January 25, 2012 I hasten to add, he could be British, and if the text says he is, then who am I to argue? But the colours could be French, and I've never seen any British aircraft with that type of livery. I'm guessing the picture is early WW1, when the French had a lot more aircraft than the RFC. It's not so much that I think he's French as that I doubt he's British. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted January 25, 2012 Okay, I give up... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted January 25, 2012 Personally I think he's from the village of Ollantaytambo in Peru, but that's just me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Might be my imagination, but I think I can see the hint of a roundel on the top of the horizontal stabilizer in this pic: You can see a dark smudge in the middle with a lighter part to the right, then another darker curve outside that. Plus this one has no roundels on the top of the main Wings, like the one in the crash pic. (This is apparently a B.E.2c of No. 6 Squadron R.F.C) Edited January 25, 2012 by MikeDixonUK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted January 25, 2012 It's a Frenchman!...A Brit would NEVER do that!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted January 25, 2012 Yeah, and the poplars are German. Planted long before the war by far-seeing army engineers, disguised as the French impressionists Monet & Manet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Yeah, and the poplars are German. Planted long before the war by far-seeing army engineers, disguised as the French impressionists Monet & Manet. In WW2 Online theres a sort of Pilot joke, as in the begining the ground forces used to shell Airfields with tanks and the like - so the developers placed trees around most of the Airfields to block their line of sight, the only trouble is the trees kill more 'greentags' than enemy tanks ever could! The trees are so deadly that we keep saying German Agents planted them before the war. Edited January 26, 2012 by MikeDixonUK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
