WWI Bomber? What is this?

Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:16 pm

Thought someone here might know... JDK?

kevin

Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:26 pm

I'm at work so can't do any research to find out for sure but it looks like a Handley Page bomber. I think that's what it's called. James can probably get you the exact numbers and marks, etc...

But I'm pretty sure it's Handley Page.

Cheers,

David

Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:28 pm

Thanks, David!

kevin

Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:14 pm

Looks like a Handley-Page 0/400 to me, but I don't know much about WWI types.

SN

Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:50 pm

It's a Standard/Handley Page 0/400 - take a look at:

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1908-1920.html

The serial matches up though there is no specific info on this aircraft.

BTW - neat picture - thanks for posting!

HTH! Mark

Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:09 pm

Nice image of HP 0/400 in standard NIVO camouflage.

Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:10 pm

I'm no Great War type expert, but thanks for the boosts.

Mgawa wrote:Nice image of HP 0/400 in standard NIVO camouflage.

From Mark's neat bit of research, it's a US built Handley Page O/400. Not sure if the US used 'NIVO' (a kind of greenish camouflage favoured from W.W.I to W.W.II by the British) - I'd guess more likely an American version of it, but what is interesting is the 1918 style USAAC roundels on it.

See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Type_O

And:
http://www.geocities.com/roynagl/handleypage3.htm