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Description: | 18th June 1919.
Image shows a display of combat aircraft used in World War 1. The public at this time were still greatly excited by aviation and this chance to view military aircraft just seven months after the Armistice would have been very popular. The aircraft, front left, is a Sopwith Camel (1917-1918), probably Britain's best scout and fighter plane of the war (reg.no. c6796). This is the type of plane flown by Captain Roy Brown, who allegedly shot down the 'Red Baron', Manfred Von Richtofen. It is fitted with synchronised Vickers machine guns. At the front right, F3556, is a Royal Aircraft Factory RE8, a general service machine used for directing artillery fire, bombing, reconnaissance, aerial photography and contact patrol etc. It was used in large numbers but took heavy losses at the hands of the German fighters. Second from the left is a French built Spad XIII. There were more of these aircraft produced than any other allied fighter. It was a fast, single seater scout with a top speed of 138 mph. and was flown by French Aces Fonck and Guynemer. The third plane from the left, with 'Whitefield' on its fuselage, is a Bristol F2B two seater, used for long distance reconnaissance photography, and also as a fighter. It is described in the catalogue as "one of the best machine ever designed" and had a long service life after the war. The Bristol fighter is fitted with 275 h.p. Rolls-Royce and 200 h.p. Sunbeam Arab engines. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Royal Air Force Aircraft Exhibition war Roundhay Park | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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