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Tom,
It seems doubtful that one of the three Staaken R.XV machines (5-engined) which were built were on that footage.
R.47/17 was shipped to Japan and R.48/17 was found destroyed in the Staaken factory by the Inter-Allied Control Commission in 1919. Pieces of that one were sent to England (Isle of Grain) for study.
Leaving onl;y the first machine (R.46/17) as a possibility.
Incidentally there was one Staaken R.VI (4-engined though) R.30/16 which was used for civil work with the name "Fletcher's World" in big letters at the side. The machine particpated in one movie, the name of one I do not remember now, but I can search for it. I remember that it was a short piece of footage in that film. Give me some time to find it.
Kees
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