[WWI] Beersheba aircraft

[Knut Erik Hagen]

Hei,

Here is an overview of Turkish/German aircraft that were operational in late
October 1917,
source is a book written by Ole Nikolajsen
http://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/TURKISH%20AVIATION%202004.htm

Albatros B I - mostly used as trainers at the time
Rumpler C.I - in use in the area at the time and the top wing has the same
swept trailing edge as the Taube.
Albatros C.III - still in use at the time, most numerous two seater with the
Turkish units.
AEG C.IV - not delivered to Turkish units untill November 1917, in use with
the German units from September.

So my guess would be a Rumpler C.I based on availability and wing shape.


>There were a couple of DVs captured, but none seem to match exactly the one
in RFC markings.
7416/17 March 18 to JASTA 1F Sep18 captured by British at Afoule airfield.


  Eders
Knut Erik


On 1/5/10, Shane Weier <bristolf2b at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> 'mings question about tropicalised Albatrosses reminded me of something.
>
> A coupl eof nights ago a workmate of mine SMS'ed me in the middle of the
> blasted night to ask if there were really aircraft involved in the fight at
> Beersheba. He'd been watching a movie, presumably "The Lighthorsemen"
>
> Even half asleep I could give him the answer to that (and a few unasked for
> comments on his parentage for waking me)
>
> We know that an aircraft bombed the Australian Light Horse after the
> charge, that a single bomb was dropped in the middle of a light horse
> ambulance unit adorned with the usuall red on white crosses, and killed
> three of the ambulance bearers. They and Brigadier Maygar VC are supposedly
> the four aircraft casualties of the 32 Australian deaths in the Beersheba
> assault.
>
> The *eyewitness* accounts of the day call the plane a "Taube", but then
> that was the same name given by most diggers in that theatre for every enemy
> aircraft
>
> Considering that this was 31 October 1917 it seems unlikely to me - it's
> just a couple of months before 1AFC were flying Bristol Fighters in the same
> area
>
> Do we know what aircraft were actually available to the Germans/Turks in
> that theatre in that period?  Since I'm not able to check my books at the
> moment I might be able to guess by looking through the appropriate official
> history the types that OUR aircraft were encountering but I'm not all that
> confident that the pilots get the types right every time!
>
> Shane
>
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