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rusty sparrow

31st Jul 2009 14:37

What aircraft is this? WWI biplane

see link here

My wife's Great Uncle Bert probably shortly after WWI

MReyn24050

31st Jul 2009 15:08

Looks like a Bristol F.2B Fighter to me.

treadigraph

31st Jul 2009 16:20

And to me... :ok:

rusty sparrow

31st Jul 2009 20:26

sure looks like it

Thanks for the very quick identification of the acft as a Bristol F.2B Fighter. I'll pass that on to my wife.

MReyn24050

31st Jul 2009 21:07

Just as confirmation:-
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...el/f2b-005.jpg

tinpis

1st Aug 2009 03:52

Bloody awful covering job. :(
There was a kid, "Thumbs" in our model aeroplane group did dope and tissue like this.
He went on to become an aero engineer

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/tinpis/f2b.jpg

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