Dirty Fokkers?

[Smiler.]

Just seen two monoplanes in WW1 brown-camo livery, two seater with a gun mounted aft of the rear seat.

Over Hare Hatch - Ed...???

It's always better when two or more fly together


On another note Ed, are you taking part in this?

http://www.hdfairs.co.uk/rbfwwss_default.html

[Eric Mc]

There wern't many WW1 monoplane two seaters. Are you sure it was a pair of Fokkers you saw?

[Simpo Two]

I've seen one that sounds like that at Rougham several times, with a dummy observer in the back seat. Not sure what kind it was though.

[Emsman]

I've just been a couple of oldies fly over.
A bi plane and a tri plane
think the tri was a Fokker from the trailing edge shape, but quite a distance away to be honest.

Lovely to see though

[Smiler.]

Eric Mc said:

There wern't many WW1 monoplane two seaters. Are you sure it was a pair of Fokkers you saw?

Don't know, standard response when seeing a German WW1 plane.

Inter-war period perhaps?

[Eric Mc]

The various Eindekkers built in WW1 were nearly all single seat fighters. I can't recall offhand any which had a rear gun position. That would go for any modern replicas that might be floating along.

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Eric Mc said:

The various Eindekkers built in WW1 were nearly all single seat fighters. I can't recall offhand any which had a rear gun position. That would go for any modern replicas that might be floating along.

Yes, I've had a look on an website illustrating German WW1 aircraft & nothing seems to fit the bill.

I suppose they could have been bi-planes, from the angle I saw them, the wings might have been super imposed.

[Simpo Two]

Rumpler maybe? Used for observation and reconnaisance:

www.raddusch-spreewald.de/max_psaar.html

[AlexC1981]

Junkers CL.I ?

[Simpo Two]

I'm pretty sure that's one I saw at Rougham, but couldn't find any photos of it. You don't think of Junkers being around in WW1.

Interestingly the tail fin is a dead ringer for a Ju-52.

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 5th July 23:01

[eharding]

Smiler. said:

On another note Ed, are you taking part in this?

http://www.hdfairs.co.uk/rbfwwss_default.html

Possibly, although the Yak is showing a remarkable reticence to leave the workshop.

7 weeks for an annual, and then on the first sortie after it was released from engineering we had a gear retraction incident as it taxied off the runway (....no, I was on the bog in Bracknell at the time).

Thankfully, the nose gear didn't retract, but the mains did, leaving the port wingtip fairly knackered, and various other damage.

Estimates vary as to how long its going to take to put right.

But, in the final analysis, no-one was hurt, which is the main thing.

[Eric Mc]

AlexC1981 said:

Junkers CL.I ?

I'd say this is the culprit.

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Eric Mc said:

AlexC1981 said:

Junkers CL.I ?

I'd say this is the culprit.

Well done Alex. I looked at another picture of this & it looked very different

[Smiler.]

eharding said:

Smiler. said:

On another note Ed, are you taking part in this?

http://www.hdfairs.co.uk/rbfwwss_default.html

Possibly, although the Yak is showing a remarkable reticence to leave the workshop.

7 weeks for an annual, and then on the first sortie after it was released from engineering we had a gear retraction incident as it taxied off the runway (....no, I was on the bog in Bracknell at the time).

Thankfully, the nose gear didn't retract, but the mains did, leaving the port wingtip fairly knackered, and various other damage.

Estimates vary as to how long its going to take to put right.

But, in the final analysis, no-one was hurt, which is the main thing.

Bloody hell!

I hope you get it sorted soon. Do you still get out in the Pitts?

[eharding]

Smiler. said:

eharding said:

Smiler. said:

On another note Ed, are you taking part in this?

http://www.hdfairs.co.uk/rbfwwss_default.html

Possibly, although the Yak is showing a remarkable reticence to leave the workshop.

7 weeks for an annual, and then on the first sortie after it was released from engineering we had a gear retraction incident as it taxied off the runway (....no, I was on the bog in Bracknell at the time).

Thankfully, the nose gear didn't retract, but the mains did, leaving the port wingtip fairly knackered, and various other damage.

Estimates vary as to how long its going to take to put right.

But, in the final analysis, no-one was hurt, which is the main thing.

Bloody hell!

I hope you get it sorted soon. Do you still get out in the Pitts?

Sold the share in MAXG - contemplating something slightly more roomy on the single seater front.

[AlexC1981]

Smiler. said:

Eric Mc said:

AlexC1981 said:

Junkers CL.I ?

I'd say this is the culprit.

Well done Alex. I looked at another picture of this & it looked very different

Cheers. I was curious about this so I had a quick look online.

The one in the photo I found is a replica based on a Bowers Fly Baby, which explains why is looks so different from the one shown on your illustraton.