[WWI] Triplane factoids from alex Imries book

[Andy Bannister]

Ray:
> I'm halfway through reading Alex Imries triplane book.
> In one picture Josef Jacobs is standing in front of one of 
> his black Triplane's.... No big deal with that,  but the 
> engine is a Clerget. The text mentions that at  different 
> times both of his aircraft 450/17 and 470/17 were fitted with 
> Clerget engines. The propeller has no company logo but looks 
> in shape like a heine. I knew about the fitting of 110 hp 
> LeRhones but didn't know about  the more powerful Clerget 
> being fitted.

The Clerget was preferred by Jacobs and rumour has it he even offered crates
of booze (I think it was Champagne?) to troops that could get captured
Clergets for him. The propeller was more than likely from a Camel and not
german. I don't know of any other Fokker Triplanes that were fitted with
Clergets but there may have been some.
Andy