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curtiss r 6l seaplane


rene

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11 hours ago, rene said:

Hi everybody

very hard to find reliable information about this flying boat.

if somebody can help ?

Hi

 

Do you mean the 'R-6L'?    If so peter M Bowers  Putnam book 'Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947', page 128, and, from the same publisher, 'United States Navy Aircraft since 1911' by Bowers and Gordon Swanborough, pages 119-121, both have a little bit of information on this type, depends I expect on what details you require.

 

Mike

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Thank you for your help

 

this model r 6l was commissioned in Acores islands during WW1. I would like to know how many seaplanes were there and when and how there they reached the Acores. 

Best

 

rene

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19 minutes ago, rene said:

Thank you for your help

 

this model r 6l was commissioned in Acores islands during WW1. I would like to know how many seaplanes were there and when and how there they reached the Acores. 

Best

 

rene

 

Rene - could this link be of any help to you re the Azores - and the Curtiss R-6L?

 

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwi/wwi-aviation/u-s--naval-air-stations/first-marine-aeronautic-company-portugal.html

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1 hour ago, rene said:

Thank you for your help

 

this model r 6l was commissioned in Acores islands during WW1. I would like to know how many seaplanes were there and when and how there they reached the Acores. 

Best

 

rene

Hi

 

For the Azores both books I mentioned use the identity 'R-6', a combination of information from these books have them arriving at Ponta Delgada to undertake anti-submarine patrols from 17 January 1918.  They state 'squadron' strength.  A little more detail is found in the Harleyford publication 'Marine Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War', page 154, which has the following:

 

"Ten R-6 and two N-9s were allotted to the First Marine Aeronautic Company stationed on the Azores for war patrols and thereby became an active service type."

 

I hope that is of use.

 

Mike

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Thank you Mike

 

Very helpful.

Regards

 

Rene

6 hours ago, pete-c said:

Thank you Pete.. It helps me !

Regards

 

Rene

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Thank you everybody for your help.

I am looking also about the type of weapons installed on the Curtiss R6L

There was a torpedo (which type ?) and one or two machine gun (which one ?).

Another information very useful for me.

How they brought the seaplane in the Acores ? I suppose they were on board a carrier ? Which one ?

 

Rene

 

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14 hours ago, rene said:

Thank you everybody for your help.

I am looking also about the type of weapons installed on the Curtiss R6L

There was a torpedo (which type ?) and one or two machine gun (which one ?).

Another information very useful for me.

How they brought the seaplane in the Acores ? I suppose they were on board a carrier ? Which one ?

 

Rene

 

 

Rene.  As for weaponry, this link may answer some of your questions.

 

http://www.americancombatplanes.com/torpedo_2.html

 

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