A good sunny afternoon with light variable winds. There were also thermals about and I was surprised that my old 'Easy Rider' got caught in one, and despite it being no light-weight the plane refused to come down. Pete's bi-plane flew very well as did his Cougar. Which model is the bi-plane Pete, I have been asked?
About 5.00 PM the wind blew-up from the East with much the same speed that it is blowing here in Croydon today. It looks like the weather is going to be unfavourable with fresh winds for the next few days with Saturday the possible exception?
Hi Mike. The plane is a Fokker D7 Paint Scheme: Blue, red and white, the WW1 pilot who flew this plane was Hauptmann Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold (24 March 1891 – 15 March 1920), commonly known as Rudolf Berthold, was a German flying ace of World War I. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—16 of them while flying one-handed. Berthold had a reputation as a ruthless, fearless and—above all—very patriotic fighter. His perseverance, bravery, and willingness to return to combat while still wounded made him one of the most famous German pilots of World War I. Regards Peter
ReplyDeleteA good sunny afternoon with light variable winds. There were also thermals about and I was surprised that my old 'Easy Rider' got caught in one, and despite it being no light-weight the plane refused to come down. Pete's bi-plane flew very well as did his Cougar. Which model is the bi-plane Pete, I have been asked?
About 5.00 PM the wind blew-up from the East with much the same speed that it is blowing here in Croydon today. It looks like the weather is going to be unfavourable with fresh winds for the next few days with Saturday the possible exception?
Hi Mike.
ReplyDeleteThe plane is a Fokker D7
Paint Scheme: Blue, red and white, the WW1 pilot who flew this plane was Hauptmann Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold (24 March 1891 – 15 March 1920), commonly known as Rudolf Berthold, was a German flying ace of World War I. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—16 of them while flying one-handed. Berthold had a reputation as a ruthless, fearless and—above all—very patriotic fighter. His perseverance, bravery, and willingness to return to combat while still wounded made him one of the most famous German pilots of World War I.
Regards Peter