Gordon Neilson Privided Photos of Some of the Original Warbirds (1 Viewer)

[Louis Badolato]

I received an e-mail from Gordon Neilson of K&C enclosing 14 photographs of WWI and Interwar (1919-1939) Year Aircraft from the golden age of K&C warbird production circa 1995-1997. I will try to attach the photos myself. If that doesn't work I will ask Brad to attach them to this thread. There are a couple of planes I don't recognize (I will try to post them first) and any help identifying them would be appreciated.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Here's another one I don't recognize:

 

[Louis Badolato]

This is a Sopwith Camel with a pilot:

 

[Louis Badolato]

This is a Brewter Buffalo:

 

[Louis Badolato]

A Boeing Stearman:

 

[Louis Badolato]

A DeHaviland Tiger Moth (with 2 RAF Pilots):

 

[Louis Badolato]

An Albatross DVII:

 

[Louis Badolato]

A Bristol Bulldog (with an RAF Dispatch Rider):

 

[Louis Badolato]

A Fokker Tri-Plane with German Aces Immelman & Von Richtoven:

 

[Louis Badolato]

A Sopwith Pup with a British Ace (either Mannock or McCudden):

 

[Louis Badolato]

A Gloster Gladiator (with an RAF Pilot and an RAF Armorer):

 

[Louis Badolato]

An SE5 with one of the British Aces:

 

[Louis Badolato]

Another SE5 with a slightly different color paint job:

 

[Louis Badolato]

Finally a Sopwith Pup and Sopwith Camel together with a British and German Ace:

 

[jazzeum]

Louis can now post pictures! Modern world watch out!

 

[DMNamiot]

Those are wonderful. Too bad they dont still produce them.

Dave

 

[Louis Badolato]

Andy is working on it. I actually sent him an e-mail this morning to ask about progress with the new factories in China. I have a feeling there will be new warbirds to display alongside the old ones, and if I know Andy, they will be even more detailed and higher quality.

 

[CannonFodder1971]

Here's another one I don't recognize:

Louis, Is that a variation on one of the early Handley Page bombers?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley-Page

I should of course be remembered that Vickers (of Maxim gun fame) also produced bomber aircraft in WWI. And continued to produce aircraft in WWII following the merger with Supermarine, (albeit the latter achieving the greater profile with RJ Mitchell's creation so beloved of football fans nowadays). I think there are several online aviation archives from which you can look at the Vickers WW I bomber types.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Louis, Is that a variation on one of the early Handley Page bombers?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley-Page

I should of course be remembered that Vickers (of Maxim gun fame) also produced bomber aircraft in WWI. And continued to produce aircraft in WWII following the merger with Supermarine, (albeit the latter achieving the greater profile with RJ Mitchell's creation so beloved of football fans nowadays). I think there are several online aviation archives from which you can look at the Vickers WW I bomber types.

On the list of K&C Warbirds is a 1/24 scale Vickers Gunbus. Maybe this is a photo of it. Thanks for your help Joe.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Here's a link to photo of a Vicker's Gunbus. I think we may have identified the second unknown plane:
http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/technology/magnified/vickers_fb5.htm