[WWI] Triplanes and Serials

[Dave Calhoun]

Thanks Graham!
Like I said I don't have the instructions, just the partial decal sheet. I just listed all of the white sn on the sheet. this sheet also includes the names Peggy, Ticki, Gwen, Blimp & Hilda in white.  a few more serial #'s are in black, N6293, N5454 & N5472.  They don't have Maud, although serial# N5482 is in white.
Dave
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Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:14:51 -0600
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Black Maria is N5492 - Collishaw - Also N5490 and N533 named Black Maria
Black Prince is N5487 - Alexander
Black Roger is N5483 - Reid
Black Death is N6307 - Sharman - KIA in this AC
N5482 had the name MAUD - CD Booker
N5474 had the name GWEN
N5493 had the name BLYMP

Black Sheep is N5376 - Nash - Shot down, POW in this AC

Black Flight was Naval 10 the other three SN's are from Naval 8.

All info from Air Britain's Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units book.
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  Hi Mike,
  I have a partial decal sheet from Koster Aero Enterprises from their 1/48 scale Sopwith Triplane issued in the 1980's (before the Eduard kit ever was released) and used it to "accurize" my Aurora Sopwith triplane around 1990 or so.  Unfortunately I don't have the instruction sheet which listed all of the serial #'s but the following white serial#'s are included.  N5492, N5487, N5483, N5482, N6307, N5474, N 5493.  it also has 1 set of letters that say "Black and all of the others Maria", Prince" Roger", Death" and Sheep". Which allows you to build 1 Black_____ plane.  But the original instructions listed which serial # went to which name, unfortunately I do not have this sheet any longer. If anyone else has this they may be able to help you out.
  Hope this helps,
  Dave 
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  For Rob and all who are interested, Evan Hadingham's The Fighting Triplanes, p. 48, has the following:

      N5483 "Black Roger"        Ellis Reid
      N6307 "Black Death"        John Sharman
      N5487 "Black Prince"       William Alexander
      N5492 "Black Maria"        Raymond Collishaw
      (?)      "Black Sheep"       Gerry Nash

  Wouldn't it be nice if someone produced the names and serials so one could recreate the Black Flight?  IIRC, the names were in white below and in front of the left cockpit coaming and were about 4" high (?).

  Anyone have Black Sheep's serial and any other data that might be missing above?



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