hmsk212 Posted 30 November , 2018 Share Posted 30 November , 2018 (edited) Hi, I recently acquired a photograph album which contains a few photographs taken at Ochey in 1917. I apologise for the quality of the pictures but the originals are very small and they are also stuck into the album, however, I would be very grateful for any identifications of the types of planes shown in the following pictures :- Steve Edited 1 December , 2018 by hmsk212 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 30 November , 2018 Author Share Posted 30 November , 2018 Plus a couple more :- Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 9 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 9 December , 2018 (edited) Hi Desperate to know the types of planes in these photos as I am completely useless at identifying them. The album belonged to a man who served with 100 Squadron joining them at Ochey in October 1917 until being captured in February 1918. There is a possibility that these planes are all French types. Steve Edited 9 December , 2018 by hmsk212 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffnut453 Posted 9 December , 2018 Share Posted 9 December , 2018 (edited) On 30/11/2018 at 08:51, hmsk212 said: Hi, I recently acquired a photograph album which contains a few photographs taken at Ochey in 1917. I apologise for the quality of the pictures but the originals are very small and they are also stuck into the album, however, I would be very grateful for any identifications of the types of planes shown in the following pictures :- Steve This looks like a Breguet 14 French bomber/reconnaissance aircraft. On 30/11/2018 at 08:53, hmsk212 said: Plus a couple more :- Steve And I think these are both Voisin 8s. Actually, the bottom one is a Voisin 8. Not sure about the one above. I'll do some more digging. And one last update...methinks the upper of the 2 pusher types is a Breguet 5/6/12. I'm guessing more likely a Breguet 6 since the 12 was built as a night fighter and only used in small numbers. Hope this helps. Cheers, Mark Edited 9 December , 2018 by Buffnut453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffnut453 Posted 9 December , 2018 Share Posted 9 December , 2018 I updated my previous post...so just adding this to point people to the updates. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 9 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 9 December , 2018 Hi Mark, many thanks for your input, most grateful for your posts. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCudden Posted 14 December , 2018 Share Posted 14 December , 2018 (edited) Hi Steve. Picture one in posts #2 and #4 is a French Breguet-Michelin BrM4 bomber. It had a 220hp Renault in-line engine and could carry 40 x 16lb bombs. It had a huge wingspan of nearly 62 feet! The French used them for day and night bombing sorties in France and to a lesser extent, in the Ageaen. Alec Edited 14 December , 2018 by McCudden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 14 December , 2018 Share Posted 14 December , 2018 The first aeroplane is a Breguet Br 14B-2, and the insignia on the tail looks like the blue Lorraine Cross in a red triangle of Escadrille BR 120. Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 14 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 14 December , 2018 Many thanks Alec & Gareth I appreciate your help. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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