Dej 17 Posted September 25, 2012 Anyone here who's a subscriber to Cross & Cockade will have seen this but for those as aren't, the Royal Air Force Museum has released a whole bunch of WW1 aviation-related photographs on Flickr and are inviting people to add such information as they can or wish to, whether it be identifying an aircraft type, or a person... anything that adds to the knowledge basically. Here's a link to the Cross & Cockade page which will tell you more... http://www.crossandc....asp?Display=79 It's worth a look just for the photos, anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herr Prop-Wasche 7 Posted September 25, 2012 Cool! Thanks, Dej. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bullethead 12 Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks for the tip! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) Not having any expertise to show off with in this case, I am nevertheless very glad that you posted this, Dej. After more than 90 years these photos surface now; and if only to give people like me a better, closer insight into the lives of British airmen of the time. Some shots are almost intimately close, and they make little stories around the photographed persons come up in my mind. Every-day-life little stories; stories of failures and success, and of the spare time inbetween; time they knew to fill with life, as I have learnt from Cecil Lewis' own writing. Thanks a lot for posting these links, Dej! (Bookmarked!) Edited September 26, 2012 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted September 26, 2012 Great Archive.... I too was more interested in the People, than any of the aircraft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HumanDrone 4 Posted September 26, 2012 But Olham! Did you also see the article in the sidebar about the historically accurate Albatross D.III replica that flew for the first time last April?! Correct engine and all, apparently - "an original six cylinder Austro Daimler engine, produced in 1917!” Maybe you have information on this from other sources, but wow, that is an achievement... took them 20 years! Note the test pilot comments: "already on the second flight I felt so connected to the aircraft that I couldn’t help by doing some aerobatic manoeuvres”. These manoeuvres included a series of touch-and-go, a stall, some tight turns and a Immelmann... Sounds like a good (and/or crazy) pilot, and a very well-handling aircraft... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 26, 2012 Note the test pilot comments: "already on the second flight I felt so connected to the aircraft that I couldn’t help by doing some aerobatic manoeuvres”. These manoeuvres included a series of touch-and-go, a stall, some tight turns and a Immelmann... Sounds like a good (and/or crazy) pilot, and a very well-handling aircraft... Now you understand, what I mean when I say I love that lady! ... Yes, I know the craft and have posted about it several times. There is even a good video on the web about her maiden flight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
