Penny Posted 12 February Share Posted 12 February Have found this photo in grandfathers war diary any help identifying would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 12 February Share Posted 12 February Looks like it could be a Russian Sikorsky Ilya Muromets heavy bomber, but I’d appreciate hearing what the real aviation experts think. MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted 12 February Author Share Posted 12 February Many thanks for the information will try looking those up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawhiri Posted 13 February Share Posted 13 February (edited) That was certainly my first thought too, and this photograph of a full-scale replica of a Sikorsky S-22 Ilya Muromets in the Monino Air Force Museum would seem to confirm the identification. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_Ilya_Muromets#/media/File:Ilya_Muromets_at_Central_Air_Force_Museum_-_130513_-_Vasters_2186_(8911084051).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_Ilya_Muromets I would also note that the word Sikorsky appears to be written in pencil between the third and fourth lines written in ink. Edited 13 February by Tawhiri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted 13 February Author Share Posted 13 February Dear Tawhiri thanks for the response and confirming the plane and you are right I have looked again at the pencil writing which definitely looks like Sikorsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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