Air Pictorial 1968-11
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B.Robertson - But for the Armistice...
Sopwith Snipe, named "Bonzo", built in 1918 and used postwar at the Central Flying School
Produced in thousands, then found unsuitable for first-line operations, many D.H.9s were relegated to training, as was this one at Waddington, late 1918
Standard aircraft up to the 1930s although built in the last year of the war: a D.H.9A at Karachi;
As a reciprocal gesture for the many aircraft donated by the Commonwealth, the Imperial Government offered each Dominion 100 aircraft. Illustrated is an Imperial Gift D.H.4 in New Zealand
Standard aircraft up to the 1930s although built in the last year of the war: a Bristol Fighter at Farnborough
Produced in 1918 and used post-war, this Avro 504K was one of two kept at Farnborough for experiment
Typical of the hundreds of Avro 504Ks disposed of for civil use was G-EBQR of Western Aviation Ltd., Cheltenham
A result of the Armistice. Typical of the scene at many home aerodromes late in 1918, stored late production Avro 504Ks
The Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard, fastest fighter of the era, was scheduled to replace the S.E.5A in service squadrons
Handley Page V/1500 - the machine that would have bombed Berlin if the Armistice had been delayed until later in November
Ordered as Felixstowe F.2As in 1918, at Calshot were completed after the war hulls to F.5 standard
John Porte's most ambitious design, the giant Felixstowe Fury triplane flying-boat which was passed for experimental flying in November 1918