AIRCRAFT

All the photographs below appear to have been taken at Ismailia aerodrome. Bill Edgington wrote notes on the back of some of them, which are shown in italics.

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1 A Maurice Farman Shorthorn Biplane.

2  Machine coming in from a reconnaisance.  The aircraft is a Maurice Farman Longhorn.

3  Bill propping up a Henri Farman.  BE 2c. 1757 in the background.

4 Air Sheds, Ismailia  The machine in the foreground may be a rebuild of a crashed Henri Farman. The fuselage nacelle, engine, lower mainplane and undercarriage are Henri Farman, but the top mainplane has been modified and certain aspects suggest the use of Short parts. The tail unit, which is non-standard, was almost certainly manufactured locally as the design is very simple and well within base workshop standards. Unfortunately the total tail surface area would not have been satisfactory for complete control and it would seem likely that handling the aircraft have been a little tricky once in the air.

5 A smash, 1915  The aircraft is a Maurice Farman Longhorn. Note the peculiar underwing roundal (also in 6 below)

6 Some smash, Ismailia  Repairing a Henri Farman.

 

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7 A Nieuport Monoplane belonging to the French at Port Said.

8 BE 2c  Pride of the Detachment. Note the 'Union Jack' rudder marking has been painted out.

9  BE 2c  1757

10 Cross on the photograph shows Bill.

11 One of the latest Army Bi-planes, a BE 2c.

12 3 machines waiting to go off on reconnaisance work.