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Old 14th Oct 2014, 16:04
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DaveReidUK
 
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There were several photos of single engine biplane a/c in various states of "disrepair" having tipped onto their noses maybe from an undercarriage leg collapse. They all seem to be the same type but some may have an in-line engine but at least one seems to have had a radial (it's lying on the ground detached from the fuselage).

The serials are: There were several photos of single engine biplane a/c in various states of "disrepair" having tipped onto their noses maybe from an undercarriage leg collapse. They all seem to be the same type but some may have an in-line engine but at least one seems to have had a radial (it's lying on the ground detached from the fuselage).

The serials are: K4671;KR2613;K4454;K1711;J9671;and J9644
K4671: Vickers Vincent (crashed at Aboukir 24/3/1936)
KR2613: Fairey Gordon I (crashed Temelah 10/8/1937)
K4454: Hawker Hart (nosed over on landing, Aboukir 1/5/1936)
K1711: Fairey IIIF (crashed 13/2/1935)
J9671: Fairey IIIF (crashed 1934/1935)
J9644: Fairey IIIF (crashed 1933/1934)
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