TROOPER117 146 Posted April 30, 2021 Name this aeroplane... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Muesli 2,171 Posted April 30, 2021 It's a Vickers FB, sporting a nice Vickers MG! ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawford 570 Posted April 30, 2021 1 hour ago, TROOPER117 said: Name this aeroplane... Vickers F.B.19 Mk I. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,507 Posted April 30, 2021 I name this plane Bob, or even better Perry. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted April 30, 2021 . It's actually an F.B.19 Mk II with the 110hp Clerget Or Bob for short if you like. . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TROOPER117 146 Posted April 30, 2021 Well done everyone... must admit, I hadn't seen it before! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VFC_Baxter 19 Posted April 30, 2021 I read on my source that they only made 65 machines. Three were sent for testing to the western front but were rejected as not being suitable because of being underpowered. Palmed off to the Russians who upgraded the engines they proved quite successful in their war. Reminds me of the P39 in WWII, very popular in Russia (they loved the tricycle landing gear and its low level performance) but relegated to Pacific backwaters in US service. I wonder why our lot (Australia) did not sell the Boomerang fighter to the Russkis as well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catch 81 Posted May 1, 2021 I should think that an aircraft wot shoots holes in the engine cowling lacks a certain panache as a fighting aeroplane. It looks to me that Biggles is the test pilot. Showing off as usual .... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
