British, I think. The roundel bullseyes appear to be red, which is RAC/RAF. The French ones would be blue, with the outermost ring being red. The tail markings also appear to be R/W/B from front to rear, also British. French are the opposite.
And it's an Imperial War Museum photo, which is Britain as well, so more likely British a/c than an ally's planes. -Aesop
The flying boat in the foreground is an FBA Type C (could be an A or B) while the two behind it are Donnet-Denhaut flying boats which were used by the French Air Force. The RNAS did buy some FBA Type Cs but they were built in Britain under licence and had a square tail. I'm not sure this is the Mediterranean. The buildings look like they are built for a colder climate and the people are wearing pants and long sleeved jackets despite the sun being high in the sky. To counter the U-boat menace there were many seaplane bases on the western and northern coasts of France so the flying boats could protect the convoys as they approached the continent.
British, I think.
ReplyDeleteThe roundel bullseyes appear to be red, which is RAC/RAF.
The French ones would be blue, with the outermost ring being red.
The tail markings also appear to be R/W/B from front to rear, also British.
French are the opposite.
And it's an Imperial War Museum photo, which is Britain as well, so more likely British a/c than an ally's planes.
-Aesop
The flying boat in the foreground is an FBA Type C (could be an A or B) while the two behind it are Donnet-Denhaut flying boats which were used by the French Air Force. The RNAS did buy some FBA Type Cs but they were built in Britain under licence and had a square tail.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure this is the Mediterranean. The buildings look like they are built for a colder climate and the people are wearing pants and long sleeved jackets despite the sun being high in the sky. To counter the U-boat menace there were many seaplane bases on the western and northern coasts of France so the flying boats could protect the convoys as they approached the continent.
Al_in_Ottawa