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D.Vs,=20
> perhaps a few Roland D.IIs remnant from Macedonia and some LVG two =
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> (most probably C.Vs), and the turks had some ancient types from 1914 =
as well=20
> (like early Aviatiks).
> I can locate the article and see what was around there in 1917. They =
were=20
> always troubled by the lack of proper maintenance facilities, spare =
parts=20
> and the usual sandstorms which treated the air bases badly. But they =
had a=20
> nifty railraod flatcar equipped with a Mercedes engine and propeller =
that=20
> they used to go to and fro some town. That was cool, especially =
behind the=20
> propeller.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi Nick!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Yes, there is. It's a simple threstle structure =
perched=20
atop the flatcar, and Jerries sitting all around it. Unfortunately my =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>D.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dhamerthehorrible at live.co.uk=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WWI] Beersheba=20
aircraft</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Diego said- '' But they had a nifty railroad=20
flatcar equipped with a Mercedes engine and propeller that they =
used to=20
go to and from some town . . '' Are there any pictures of =
that=20
thing? Sounds like a bit of a Heath Von Robinson contraption that =
would make a=20
great diorama, mefinks. Don't mean to digress from Shane's =
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Nick.<BR> <BR>> From: dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar<BR>> To:=20
wwi at wwi-models.org<BR>> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 08:24:48 =
-0300<BR>>=20
Subject: Re: [WWI] Beersheba aircraft<BR>> <BR>> S!<BR>> > =
Talking=20
to myself here, but someone else might be interested...<BR>> =
<BR>>=20
Sooner or later this day was gonna arrive...<BR>> <BR>> > So =
-=20
Albatrosses, probabably D.III . The only other type mentioned in my =
<BR>>=20
> books covering this period are AEG two seaters<BR>> > =
(uncertain=20
type - I'm sure that my Datafiles will tell me which though). <BR>> =
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They're more than likely to be the bombing aircraft then.<BR>> > =
All of=20
which means I can probably assume that the peaceful dove has been =
<BR>>=20
> smeared unfairly.<BR>> > I'm still very interested to hear =
of any=20
hard evidence of the actual <BR>> > German types still on =
strength in=20
late October 1917 if anyone can point me <BR>> > in the proper=20
direction.<BR>> <BR>> IUnderdaad. I recall having a few articles =
based=20
on the memories of certain <BR>> Ltn. Serno from the Imperial =
German Air=20
Service, attached to the Ottoman <BR>> Army for most of the =
campaign, and=20
also a potted history of 1AFC. From what <BR>> I recall, they had=20
Halberstadts D types, Albatros D.IIs and later D.Vs, <BR>> perhaps =
a few=20
Roland D.IIs remnant from Macedonia and some LVG two seaters <BR>> =
(most=20
probably C.Vs), and the turks had some ancient types from 1914 as well =
<BR>> (like early Aviatiks).<BR>> I can locate the article and =
see what=20
was around there in 1917. They were <BR>> always troubled by the =
lack of=20
proper maintenance facilities, spare parts <BR>> and the usual =
sandstorms=20
which treated the air bases badly. But they had a <BR>> nifty =
railraod=20
flatcar equipped with a Mercedes engine and propeller that <BR>> =
they used=20
to go to and fro some town. That was cool, especially behind the =
<BR>>=20
propeller.<BR>> D. <BR>> <BR><BR>
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