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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 08:23 AM UTC
Now we have here a set up photo from the Austrian Air service. What do you think is the message they are trying to give.



What type of aircraft are we looking at and can you pin down a date it occured?
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 11:36 AM UTC
Looks to me like a Lohner type C 1913,and if i remember the early types including B11 varients suffered wing faliure,my humble opinion
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 02:35 PM UTC
"Avoid flying through clouds of acid rain !"
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Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 - 09:18 PM UTC
"My looping scared him to death..."
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Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 - 11:36 PM UTC
I would say this is a Lloyd C.V.
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 03:39 AM UTC
Hansa Brandenburg C. I - maybe Serie 26? - 1917
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 05:42 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 06:56 AM UTC
I'm going for a Lloyd C.V 1917- Caption would be "death from behind"?

Mikael
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