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04-27-2012, 01:03 PM | #1 |
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Ww1 german airplane
I found these in my Grandpas belongings. I assume the house is where they live but the biplane is a gem. Does anyone know its identity or date? All I know is it is German and someone in my family took the picture. Grandpa Bruning 1889-1978
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04-27-2012, 03:22 PM | #2 |
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Great pics!
The airplane is a Imperial German WW1 heavy bomber called a Gotha GV.The Germans used them for bombing missions over England. Bob
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04-27-2012, 03:28 PM | #3 |
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BOB YOU ARE MY HERO!!! I wonder if any survived! You solved a forty year mystery!
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I found this info thanks for the help!
I didnt know the Germans in 1917 had long range bombers!
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If you're into WW-I aviation, I heartily suggest checking out:
The Old Rhinebeck (NY) Aerodrome I knew Cole Palen when I lived in NY. He was a very colorful, and amazing man! He doesn't have a Gotha, but does have several from the era, including a tri-wing Fokker that was still flying! Marc
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Yes and Thanks for the source
I was wondering up to a Kriegofff each service had their own sidearm. Was there a sidearm the pilots had in case they were shot down or have to defend themself? These seem to be Rear prop!
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While in no way expert in this matter I note that virtually all Gotha bombers were of the "pusher" configuration with propellers mounted to the rear...the plane in question has front mounted props. Is it in fact a Gotha?
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04-27-2012, 04:58 PM | #8 |
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Every plane I posted came up in a search for the 'Gotha' bomber. Ill do some more research. Do you have any pictures with a 'pusher' configuration
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Here is a pic of a Gotha with a "puller" prop. Apparently they made different models.The other bombers the Germans made where the AEG and the Friedrichshafen.Neither of the those planes looks right.
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04-27-2012, 07:53 PM | #10 |
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The photograph was taken by my German Grandfather August Bruning who emigrated to Hastings On The Hudson NY at the start of the war and made his chocoltes a confectionarys.
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