SE5 Windscreen

[thedawnpatrol]

Very pleased to be given this SE5 Windscreeen the other day……….

 

[Open Bolt]

Excellent. Reminds me of Albert Ball's that is believed to be SE5 (though reads Avro).

[thedawnpatrol]

yes, i always was suspicious of that .......

 

[pierssc]

It is well known that 56 made a number of alterations to the SE5 as delivered, including removing the "glasshouse".  But they still needed to replace it with some sort of windshield.  At that point they would either have to make one from scratch, or use an existing part which was available. So if the Avro windshield fitted, why not use it?  The one in the photo above does look very like the two examples given earlier, with the sole exception of the parts fixing it to the SE airframe... it might even turn out to have originally been designed for a car!

Edited 12 December , 2022 by pierssc

[nils d]

I'd this is a genuine WW1 windscreen then it would be made with Triplex safety glass. That  tends to discolour with age. This example looks particularly clear.