
P51-D Mustang Whistles and Roars During Low Level Attack Display
Crazy Looking 100-Year Old World War One Aircraft That Still Fly
Initially reaching the Western Front in 1915, the ungainly looking R.A.F. F.E.2 pusher aircraft was one of the unsung stars of the First World War as it was one of the few aircraft that saw near continuous front line service from 1915 through to the end of the war in November 1918.
This highly accurate replica of the F.E.2b is one of only two airthworthy examples in the world - both of which have been built by The Vintage Aviator Ltd in New Zealand. This aircraft wears the colours of 6341 - Zanzibar No.1/Scotch Express, No. 25 Sqd RFC, flown by Capt. Douglas Grinnell-Milne & Corp. D. MacMaster. Photo: Alex Mitchell, Historical Aviation Film Unit
This video shows both of TVAL's F.E.2b reproduction aircraft flying together over the New Zealand countryside just after sunset. The second all black aircraft, 'Jess', has been completed as a night bomber variant of the type.
On 16 May 1916 the original 'Scotch Express' was forced down behind enemy lines by Ltn Gontermann of Jasta 5. It was then photographed by its captors and this evidence allowed TVAL to reproduce the colour scheme of their reproduction aircraft with a high degree of accuracy.
Additionally the aircraft features a number of original F.E.2b parts , such as the interplane struts, the oil and fuel tanks, the radiator shutter, wheels and the Beardmore engine.Share This Story :
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