Ww1 Float Plane

[willedoo]

While scanning some old family photos, I came across this World War One British floatplane. The photo was taken by my great-uncle who served in the Light Horse in the Middle-East from 1916 - 1919. I was hoping someone with a keen eye might be able to help identify it. Have looked at photos on-line & I'm fairly convinced it's a Short, but what model, I'm not sure. It's a very small photo but the wings look equal length which might make it a Short Admiralty 184 or an Admiralty 860. These are the only Short models I can find so far that have equal length wings, the others all seem to have a shorter length bottom wing. Maybe it's not a Short at all. Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

Cheers, Willie.

 

Original size photo:

 

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Closer view:

 

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[red750]

I think you're right with the Short Admiralty 184. Here are another photo and illustration. I think the rear gunner cliches it.

 

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[willedoo]

I think you're right with the Short Admiralty 184. Here are another photo and illustration. I think the rear gunner cliches it.

Thanks, Peter. It's not easy to find information or good photos on them. I was tending to think it looked more like the 184 rather than the 860. The thing that makes me think it's a Short is the vertical stabilizer and that structure up front, looks like a radiator & exhaust or something.

 

Cheers, Willie.

 

 

[red750]

Hi Willie. Here is a link to a series of photos on Flickr, supplied by the San Diego Air and Space Museum archive, which includes one of the plane with wings folded. It also includes a development of the Model 184, the Mann Egerton Type B, which has the upper wing longer than the lower.

 

 

 

 

[siznaudin]

Hi Willie. Here is a link to a series of photos on Flickr, supplied by the San Diego Air and Space Museum archive, which includes one of the plane with wings folded. It also includes a development of the Model 184, the Mann Egerton Type B, which has the upper wing longer than the lower.

 

HOOLY DOOLY! What a site THAT is ! Thanks for bringing it to my attention. There go the household maintenance jobs for the forseeable future... :D

 

 

[red750]

Here's another one for you Willie. Do you know what this is?

 

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Peter.

 

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[willedoo]

Here's another one for you Willie. Do you know what this is?

Hadn't seen it before, Peter, but I found a description with no photo of a Messerschmitt Bf 109Z & it sounds a lot like it. Reminds me of the P82 Twin Mustang, except this one has only one cockpit.

Cheers, Willie.

 

 

[red750]

It is the Savoia Marchetti SM92, just one of many unique aircraft in the photostream of 109,141 images available through the link in my reply number 4 in this thread. That's where I found the photos of the Type 184.

 

 

[willedoo]

Found another old photo out of the same batch. Same place & period ( Egypt or Palistine, WW1 ). It has a caption which says ' One of our captured balloons'. So I'm guessing it's a captured Turkish balloon, the people with it look like Turkish prisoners. I suppose it must be an observation balloon, maybe a bloke hangs underneath it in a basket with a telescope. I doubt it would be a barrage balloon, back in those days, in that sort of country

 

Cheers, Willie.

 

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