WW1 Military Motors - 1916 set x 50 cards

[Lancashire Fusilier]

This would be an older photograph of the bomb damaged fuselage of the ' Jutland ' Short Admiralty Type 184 Seaplane serial number 8359, seen standing on the open floor, possibly still at the IWM before it was loaned to the Fleet Air Arm Museum.

Whereas, currently and whilst on display at the FAAM, 8359's fuselage is displayed in a large protective glass case.

 

LF

 

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

The bomb damaged fuselage of the only British aircraft to have taken part in the Battle of Jutland, the Short Admiralty Type 184 serial number 8359, as currently seen on display in it's protective glass case at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton, Somerset.

 

LF

 

 

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[Mike_H]

Re post 5502, that wasn't in an IWM gallery, it was an earlier display at Yeovilton.

 

M

Edited 9 October , 2016 by Mike_H

[Lancashire Fusilier]

1 hour ago, Mike_H said:

Re post 5502, the wasn't in an IWM gallery, it was an earlier display at Yeovilton.

M

 

Mike,

Many thanks for the confirmation of it being Yeovilton, it did not look like any IWM gallery, and I had wondered if it was the IWM Storage at Duxford.

 

Regards,

LF

[Lancashire Fusilier]

After the heady days of Jutland, Flight Lt. F. Rutland, D.S.C, AM., continued his flying career with the Royal Naval Air Service, and following the tragic and untimely death of Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, D.S.C., in a flying accident on August 7, 1917 whilst serving on the experimental Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious, Fl. Lt. Rutland was himself selected for transfer to HMS Furious to continue Dunning's pioneering aviation.

 

On August 2, 1917,  Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning became the first man to land an aircraft on a ship sailing at sea, when he landed his Sopwith Pup single-seater fighter bi-plane back on the deck of HMS Furious sailing in Scapa Flow, Orkney.

After making that first successful landing on HMS Furious, 5 days later on August 7, 1917, Dunning made 2 more landings on HMS Furious, the first was successful, however, on the second landing, an updraft caught the port wing of his Sopwith Pup, hurling his aircraft overboard, on impact, Dunning was knocked unconscious and drowned in his cockpit.

 

So it was, that Flt. Lt. Rutland transferred to HMS Furious to continue the experimental flying of aircraft on and off a ship at sea pioneered by Dunning, with Rutland making his own first successful landing back on the deck of HMS Furious in March 1918, again flying a Sopwith Pup single-seater fighter bi-plane. 

 

Ironically, it was Rutland's success, and expertise in flying aircraft on and off a ship at sea, and his excellent knowledge of Aircraft Carriers in general, which he gained over the coming years, that ultimately led to his involvement with Japanese Naval Intelligence during WW2, his arrest by the F.B.I. in America for spying for Japan, his subsequent deportation back to England, his arrest and imprisonment in Brixton Prison as an enemy collaborator during WW2, and finally his tragic suicide in 1949.

 

In the attached photograph, taken post Jutland, Flt. Lt. F. Rutland, D.S.C., AM.,  ( far left ), is seen with fellow Officers Flt. Lt. Livock and Lt. Ranson.

 

LF

 

 

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

August 2 1917 was a momentous and historic day aboard the Royal Navy's experimental Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious at sea in Scapa Flow, as Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning's Sopwith Pup single-seater fighter bi-plane touched down on Furious' flight deck making him the first man to land an aircraft on a ship sailing at sea.

 

The attached photograph shows Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning climbing from the cockpit of his Sopwith Pup aircraft, after it came to a halt after his historic first landing on the flight deck of HMS Furious, and being surrounded by thrilled and delighted fellow Flying Officers and crew members.

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

The euphoria of August 2 1917 felt by everyone aboard HMS Furious at sea in Scapa Flow, following Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning's historic first landing of an aircraft on a ship sailing at sea, was to sadly and dramatically change just 5 days later, when on August 7, after having earlier that day made another successful landing of his Sopwith Pup aircraft on the flight deck of HMS Furious, Dunning brought his single-seater fighter bi-plane in for the day's anticipated second successful flight deck landing.

 

Unfortunately, as Dunning made his second flight deck landing approach, strong cross-winds buffeted his Sopwith Pup and despite valiant efforts by his fellow Flying Officers and flight crew awaiting his landing on the flight deck, to grab onto his aircraft and attempt to stabilize it, they were unable to do so and a strong wind updraft caught the Sopwith Pup's port wing, hurling Dunning and his aircraft overboard into Scapa Flow.

 

Sadly, the just 25 year old Squadron Commander Dunning was knocked unconscious by the resulting severe impact, and he drowned in his cockpit of his wrecked aircraft.

 

Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, D.S.C., ( 17 July 1892 - 7 August 1917 ) was buried in his family plot in the cemetery of St. Lawrence's Church in Bradfield Essex.

 

It was following E. H. Dunning's tragic death, that Flt. Lt. F. Rutland was transferred to HMS Furious to continue Dunning's pioneering work on the taking off and landing of aircraft on a ship at sea. 

 

The attached dramatic photograph taken on 7th August 1917 as Squadron Commander Dunning attempted to make his fatal second flight deck landing that day, shows fellow Flying Officers and flight crew valiantly yet vainly attempting to grab hold of Dunning's Sopwith Pup and try to stabilize it, as they realized that Dunning's aircraft had been dangerously caught in strong cross-winds.

 

LF

 

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

This graphic and dramatic photograph taken on 7th August 1917 aboard HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, shows Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning's final moments before he sadly drowned in the cockpit of his wrecked Sopwith Pup, which having been caught in a strong wind updraft as it attempted to land on the flight deck of HMS Furious, was hurled overboard, this being despite the valiant efforts of his fellow Flying Officers and flight crew, also seen in this photograph trying in vain to keep the Sopwith Pup on the flight deck.

 

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This photograph of the battered wreckage of Squadron Commander Dunning's Sopwith Pup being hoisted back on board HMS Furious, graphically shows the severe impact damage to his aircraft which knocked Dunning unconscious, causing him to drown whilst trapped in the cockpit of his aircraft.

 

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[trajan]

A tragic end for a really brave chap. To think how things have developed since his experimental landings.

[Lancashire Fusilier]

13 minutes ago, trajan said:

A tragic end for a really brave chap. To think how things have developed since his experimental landings.

 

Julian,

 

Yes in deed, a brave young man and only 25 years old.

In tomorrow's photographs, I shall be showing some of the design and technical developments which resulted directly from his tragic death.

 

Regards,

LF

[Ghostrider5211]

On ‎3‎/‎30‎/‎2014 at 13:14, Lancashire Fusilier said:

Flags of two of the American volunteer ambulance units of the AFS, S.S.U. 1 and S.S.U. 8.

LF

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If I recall correctly, SSU stands for Sanitary Section Unit. Or something like that. Lancashire, do you have any photos of American ambulances that served with Section 3 at Verdun? In particular, Ambulance 223?

[Lancashire Fusilier]

2 hours ago, Ghostrider5211 said:

 

If I recall correctly, SSU stands for Sanitary Section Unit. Or something like that. Lancashire, do you have any photos of American ambulances that served with Section 3 at Verdun? In particular, Ambulance 223?

 

Again, welcome to the Forum.

The abbreviation S.S.U. ( Section Sanitaire Etats-Unis ) or ( Sanitary Section United States ) was the French Army's designation for the American Volunteer Ambulance Sections typically made up of A.F.S. ( American Field Service ) volunteers.

There was also the S.S.A. ( Section Sanitaire Anglais ) the British Volunteer Ambulance Section, which incorporated the British Red Cross volunteers and the F.A.S. Friends Ambulance Service volunteers ( Quakers ).

 

Attached are photographs of the exterior and interior of the Ford Model T Ambulance, which was by far the make of ambulance most used by the American Ambulance Volunteers on the Western Front.

Some 2,113 Ford Model T Ambulances were sent to the Western Front, of which only 126 were lost, as follows :-

59 Shelled - 22 captured - 9 road accidents - 13 abandoned - 23 scrapped.

 

I have many photographs of the Ford Model T being used on the Western Front during WW1, and I shall gladly look for any at Verdun in S.S.U. 3 and or ambulance No. 223.

In the meantime, here is a nice example of a Ford Model T ambulance of the type used on the Western Front by both the American Ambulance Volunteers and the American Army.

 

Regards,

LF

 

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

Ambulance interior.

 

LF

 

 

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Following the tragic accident which killed Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning, D.S.C., on 7th August 1917, when his Sopwith Pup single-seater fighter bi-plane was unable to be secured when landing on the flight deck of the experimental Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious, changes were made both to the undercarriage of the Sopwith Pup and also HMS Furious' flight deck.

 

The wheeled undercarriage on Dunning's Sopwith Pup aircraft was found to be a factor in the accident, and so the undercarriage wheels were replaced with ' Skids ', additionally, ' Arrester ' steel cables were placed lengthwise along Furious' flight deck, so that as the aircraft touched down, hooks which were fitted to the new ' Skid ' undercarriage would come into contact with the Arrester Cables and so slow down the landing aircraft, secure it to the flight deck and greatly assist in safely bringing the incoming aircraft to a halt on the flight deck.

 

The two attached photographs show a Sopwith Pup fitted with the new ' Skid ' undercarriage, and also close up details of the method whereby the ' Hooks ' fitted to the Skid Undercarriage interacted with the steel ' Arrester Cables ' laid lengthwise along HMS Furious' flight deck.

 

The first photograph shows a Sopwith Pup single-seater fighter bi-plane fitted with a ' Skid ' undercarriage.

 

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Photograph showing details of the method of interaction between the Sopwith Pup's ' Skid ' undercarriage and the ' Arrester ' steel cables laid lengthwise along HMS Furious' flight deck, which were designed to slow down, secure and halt a landing aircraft, thereby preventing the type of accident which tragically killed Squadron Commander E.H. Dunning.

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

At the time of Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning's August 7 1917 fatal landing on HMS Furious, the experimental Aircraft Carrier had just one forward flight deck, with Furious' stern still fitted with a single 18 inch gun turret.

 

An examination of contributing factors to Dunning's death found that several modifications needed to be made, both to HMS Furious' superstructure and her aircraft.

 

As landing aircraft using Furious' single forward flight deck had to fly around a mass of tall superstructure, it was decided to eliminate these flying hazards along with the 18 inch stern gun turret, and install a second stern flight deck, giving HMS Furious both a take-off and landing flight deck capability.

 

So in November 1917, HMS Furious returned to the dockyard for the necessary structural modifications to be made.

 

The attached 2 photographs show her design at the time of Dunning's fatal accident, and as she was post the November 1917 modifications.

 

The first starboard view photograph taken prior to the November 1917 modifications, shows HMS Furious with just one forward flight deck ( used by Dunning ), and her single stern mounted 18 inch gun turret.

 

LF

 

 

 

 

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This photograph shows the same starboard view of HMS Furious taken after the November 1917 changes to her superstructure, which included the removal of the stern 18 inch gun turret and the installation of the stern flight deck, along with her new ' Dazzle ' paint scheme

 

It was following these modifications to HMS Furious that take-off and landing test flights were resumed in early 1918, with Flt. Lt. F. Rutland, who had taken over test flights from the late Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning, making his own first successful landing on HMS Furious' modified flight deck in March 1918.

 

LF

 

 

 

 

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

In the previous photograph showing the modified HMS Furious post November 1917, the new landing flight deck is at the stern ( left ), and the take-off flight deck at the bow end ( right ).

Also, seen just behind the Funnel, is a massive newly installed safety ' Catching Net ' designed to capture any landing aircraft overshooting the flight deck, and prevent it from crashing into the Furious' funnel and or superstructure.

This safety net, will be featured in some of the next few day's photographs.

 

LF

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

This excellent 3/4 stern view of HMS Furious, shows her prior to the modifications made in November 1917, after which her stern 18 in gun turret was completely removed, along with the mast and superstructure aft of the funnel, and the installation of a new stern landing flight deck.

HMS Furious' original forward flight deck used by Dunning, as seen in this photograph, was retained as the forward take-off flight deck.

 

LF

 

 

 

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

Following the completion of HMS Furious' extensive re-fit in early 1918, test flights resumed both with the new flight decks complete with their new safety equipment and also a new test pilot, Flt. Lt. F. Rutland of Jutland fame, who replaced the late Squadron Commander Dunning.

 

In March 1918, Flt. Lt. Rutland, D.S.C., AM., completed his first successful landing back on HMS Furious' stern landing flight deck fitted with the newly installed ' Arrester ' cables, and flying his Sopwith Pup single-seater fighter bi-plane fitted with the new ' Skid ' undercarriage.

 

The following series of several photographs document Flt. Lt. Rutland's first successful landing on a ship sailing at sea, when in  March 1918 he landed of his Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious' new stern landing flight deck.

 

The first photograph captures his initial landing approach, and with HMS Furious out at sea, we can see that his Sopwith Pup aircraft is again being caught in cross-winds as he makes his landing approach.

 

LF 

 

 

 

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[Lancashire Fusilier]

This historic March 1918 photograph captures the very moment the skids of Flt. Lt. Rutland's Sopwith Pup touch down on the stern flight deck of the experimental Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious, making him only the second man to complete a successful landing of an aircraft on a ship sailing at sea.

 

Although buffeted by strong cross-winds blowing across HMS Furious' open stern flight deck, Rutland was able to position his Sopwith Pup centrally on the flight deck with his port wing glancing the flight deck as he touched down and the skid undercarriage on his Sopwith Pup started to connect with the safety ' Arrester ' cables laid lengthwise along HMS Furious' landing flight deck.

 

LF

 

 

 

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Edited 14 October , 2016 by Lancashire Fusilier

[Ghostrider5211]

1 hour ago, Lancashire Fusilier said:

This historic March 1918 photograph captures the very moment the skids of Flt. Lt. Rutland's Sopwith Pup touch down on the stern flight deck of the experimental Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious, making him only the second man to complete a successful landing of an aircraft on a ship sailing at sea.

 

Although buffeted by strong cross-winds blowing across HMS Furious' open stern flight deck, Rutland was able to position his Sopwith Pup centrally on the flight deck with his port wing glancing the flight deck, as he touched down and the skid undercarriage on his Sopwith Pup started to connect with the safety ' Arrester ' cables laid lengthwise along HMS Furious' landing flight deck.

 

LF

 

 

 

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And at that moment he had to be sweating bullets. A lot of them!! That chap had guts!

[Lancashire Fusilier]

2 hours ago, Ghostrider5211 said:

And at that moment he had to be sweating bullets. A lot of them!! That chap had guts!

 

Yes, that flight landing deck looks remarkably narrow, short and exposed, and I guess it was not too much consolation to Rutland knowing that he was only the second man to successfully make such a sea borne ship landing, and that his predecessor was killed making the same landing.

At least, Rutland had the benefit and advantage of the skid undercarriage and the arrester cables !

 

Regards,

LF

[Lancashire Fusilier]

Seen from above, Flt. Lt. Rutland's Sopwith Pup is finally at a standstill on the stern landing flight deck of HMS Furious after Flt. Lt. Rutland had just completed his March 1918 first successful landing on HMS Furious, and so became only the second man to have landed an aircraft on a ship sailing at sea.

 

Flt. Lt. Rutland has exited his aircraft, and is seen mid-photograph, bare-headed and wearing cross shoulder straps, chatting with fellow officers while RNAS flight crew attend to his aircraft.

 

This photograph shows just how narrow and exposed the landing flight deck actually was, and also the ' Arrester ' cable field was probably no more than 15/20 feet wide, giving the pilot attempting a landing a very narrow safety landing strip in which to have his skid undercarriage connect with the arrester cables.

 

Flt. Lt. Rutland obviously did a superb job displaying great courage and flying skill, with all credit also going to his predecessor Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning, who paved the way and completed an equally magnificent job under even tougher conditions, using a wheeled-undercarriage and having no arrester cables to secure his aircraft on landing, factors which subsequently and sadly took his life.

 

LF

 

 

 

 

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