General Information

Serial #

3540

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

predom. spruce, steel & doped linen

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

7.87 m

Width

11.96 m

Height

2.97 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

late WWI (1914-1918); this airplane mfr'd. early 1918

Canada

flown by numerous Canadian airmen during WWI; many received by Canada as Imperial gift 1919-1920 including 1 at Rockcliffe air base; used by CAF & Air Board Ops. Br. in development of aerial photography that led to mapping of Canada

Function

originally designed for military operations: reconnaissance & aerial combat

Technical

3rd generation WWI fighter airplane capable of operating at higher speeds & altitudes that predecessors; most successful 2-seat combat airplane on either side

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering in either side of tail fin reads: "D-7889"; lettering on either side of fuselage near cockpit reads: "THIS MACHINE MUST NOT BE FLOWN WITHOUT PASSENGER/OR EQUIVALENT WEIGHT IN GUNNERS COCKPIT"

Missing

Air driven pressure pump Eight streamline wires for empennage two wing tip bows and sockets flash tube for machine gun in fuselage

Finish

predom. gray & black; white lettering & reg. #; red-white-blue roundels; red white & blue verticle stripes on rudder

Decoration

RAF roundels on either side fuselage & on wings