Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Gotha bomber in the field.


 

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  1. "fly this over the Alps"
    "Gotha hell"

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  2. Bug splatter on the BACK of the pilots helmet.

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  3. Looks more like an British Handley Page from the shape of the front cockpit
    That plus the British uniforms and a tractor with English lettering
    Mark in PA

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  4. I think the Gotha had pusher propellers. Al_in_Ottawa

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    1. This pic says it's a De Haviland bomber captured by the Germans but I don't think that's right.
      https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-events-first-world-war-wwi-rial-warfare-german-soldiers-inspecting-33629636.html
      I checked all the De Haviland models from World War I and did not find a match. DH.10 and DH.11 don't look like this.
      It's a Handley-Page Type O. Some were captured by the Germans, painted in their colors and used against the Allies.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Type_O

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