[WWI] Beersheba aircraft

[nick hamer]

Diego said- '' But they had a nifty railroad flatcar equipped with a Mercedes engine and propeller that they used to go to and from some town . . ''  Are there any pictures of that thing? Sounds like a bit of a Heath Von Robinson contraption that would make a great diorama, mefinks. Don't mean to digress from Shane's original question but that description really conjures up a vivid picture in my tiny mind.

                                                                                                                      Nick.
 
> From: dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar
> To: wwi at wwi-models.org
> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 08:24:48 -0300
> Subject: Re: [WWI] Beersheba aircraft
> 
> S!
> > Talking to myself here, but someone else might be interested...
> 
> Sooner or later this day was gonna arrive...
> 
> > So - Albatrosses, probabably D.III . The only other type mentioned in my 
> > books covering this period are AEG two seaters
> > (uncertain type - I'm sure that my Datafiles will tell me which though). 
> > They're more than likely to be the bombing aircraft then.
> > All of which means I can probably assume that the peaceful dove has been 
> > smeared unfairly.
> > I'm still very interested to hear of any hard evidence of the actual 
> > German types still on strength in late October 1917 if anyone can point me 
> > in the proper direction.
> 
> IUnderdaad. I recall having a few articles based on the memories of certain 
> Ltn. Serno from the Imperial German Air Service, attached to the Ottoman 
> Army for most of the campaign, and also a potted history of 1AFC. From what 
> I recall, they had Halberstadts D types, Albatros D.IIs and later D.Vs, 
> perhaps a few Roland D.IIs remnant from Macedonia and some LVG two seaters 
> (most probably C.Vs), and the turks had some ancient types from 1914 as well 
> (like early Aviatiks).
> I can locate the article and see what was around there in 1917. They were 
> always troubled by the lack of proper maintenance facilities, spare parts 
> and the usual sandstorms which treated the air bases badly. But they had a 
> nifty railraod flatcar equipped with a Mercedes engine and propeller that 
> they used to go to and fro some town. That was cool, especially behind the 
> propeller.
> D. 
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