Found this one whilst browsing yesterday.
Does anyone know who the Pilot might be?
Nice Balloon Busting Artwork!
Does anyone know who the Pilot might be?
The picture was produced for the cover of this book.
It is called Close quarters!
An Austro-Hungarian observer leaps from the basket of his drachen that is being attacked by Sergente Carlo Corti in his Nieuport 27. During the late Summer of 1918,this pilot from the 81st Squadriglia, performed a number of such perilous missions.
https://www.windsockdatafilespecials...-27-1422-p.asp
very dramtic!
Yes, nice picture!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Originally Posted by Naharaht
The picture was produced for the cover of this book.
It is called Close quarters!
An Austro-Hungarian observer leaps from the basket of his drachen that is being attacked by Sergente Carlo Corti in his Nieuport 27. During the late Summer of 1918,this pilot from the 81st Squadriglia, performed a number of such perilous missions.
https://www.windsockdatafilespecials...-27-1422-p.aspThanks David!
Nice work, that.
Awesome!
Parseval-Sigsfeld Balloons were replaced by Caquots at about 1916. I wonder if there were still some in service in 1918.
That is nice
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
If it's not broke (or burnt) don't replace it
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
The ballon is still intact...
Would love to see an (this) Italian Nieuport 28 as a reprint.
Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Sven, you could try following the link I put in post #2 and contact the Windsock publishers to see whether they sell prints of the art used on their book covers.
I think he meant a reprint plane, not a picture......................
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
They'd have to print one first of course... but it would look nice !
The link is the ad for the picture so they do sell it - £310.00...
Last edited by flash; 09-03-2020 at 11:23.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Thanks for the nice pictures keep it up.
We already have Nieuport 28s...They'd have to print one first of course... but it would look nice !
The link is the ad for the picture so they do sell it - £310.00...
So I think the difference is something you handle with a fitting plane card, like other Nieuport planes.
Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Oh - Dave is right.
The Nieuport 27 has a different V-type connection between the upper and lower wing.
We can‘t use the existing Nieuport 28 with a special plane card.
Sorry for the confusion, comrades.
Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!
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