[WWI] Sikorsky S.16

[Joseph Fyfield]

Ah, yes. Skis for the Russian ice. Makes sense.
"...flying a long range reconnaissance mission..."
Really? How long range could they have been? Over the North Sea, perhaps?

Joe



On 06/10/2009, J.R. Boye <hopeandmercy at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>     Joe, as far as I know, only one, maybe two were floatplanes. The
> majority were landplanes with wheels or skis.
>    When Gilsher crashed, he had been flying a long-range reconnaissance
> mission (with an observer). I don't know for sure, but I get the impression
> most were never used for their intended role. A few lasted in service until
> 1919.
>
>                                        J.R. Boye
>
>
> Aha. 1915 sounds about right. I thought it looked a bit like a Sopwith
> Tabloid/Schnieder. Anyone else? By the way, why were they floatplanes? The
> Muromets weren't floatplanes, were they? You say "They were intended to be
> escorts..." Intended? didn't they get around to using what 35 of them they
> had?!
>
> Joe
>
>
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>


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