[WWI] Beersheba aircraft...Roland D.IIs????

[Knut Erik Hagen]

Hei,

Nikolajsens book lists no Roland aircraft with the Turkish flying units or
the German units operating with them during WW1.


  BRgds
Knut Erik


On 1/5/10, John Thorne <dh4126 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Roland D.IIs? Really??? Wondering since my Hi-Tech Roland D.II has been on
> or near the bench the last couple of weeks.  Also, I quasi-completed my
> Wingnut Wings F2B last weekend (aside from rigging) but the clumsiness
> monster struck yet again and I managed to knock the cabane struts (all of
> them) loose.  Ugh!!! And its in markings of F2B A7231 as well.  Oh well.
>
> John
>
> --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Diego Fernetti <dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar> wrote:
>
> > From: Diego Fernetti <dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar>
> > Subject: Re: [WWI] Beersheba aircraft
> > To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
> > Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 6:24 AM
> > 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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