Photos from the archives!!

DarenCogdon · 29 June 2010, 11:59 AM

At the beginning of the year, I did a massive clear-out of the garage just before it got demolished, and in doing so unearthed a smattering of photos of WW1 replicas.

So, here they are!

Thorpe Park Fokker Dr.1 - and some small child, whose identity I do not know...

Not sure what the RFC-marked aircraft is behind, though.

I'm fairly certain this is the La Ferte Alais-based Fokker Dr.1

A line-up of Replica Plans SE.5as belonging to the Great War Display Team

Another picture of the same crowd, with an additional Avro 504 at the rear

DarenCogdon · 29 June 2010, 12:01 PM

A few more....

The Real Aeroplane Company's Fokker Dr.1, seen at Duxford in 2000, along with a Nieuport 17 and Avro 504 (probably the same one in the previous photos).

The Fokker was, of course, one of those used in the filming of Flyboys, as I believe the Nieuport was, too. The four Pearl Harbor Spitfires were also at this event.

Apologies for the crap photos (these were taken with a bog-standard point and shoot camera!) - Neil Geddes' SE.5a replica over East Fortune.

Finally, a large-scale model SE.5a (alongside what appears to be a pair of Fokkers)

FOKKERJ · 29 June 2010, 12:19 PM

Hello Daren Cogdon,

Great fotos! Thanks for sharing.

In the first foto, the unidentified machine with British markings behind the Red Fokker reminded me of an Avro 504.
As I perused the following images, that first reaction seemed justified.

Cheers, Jay aka FOKKERJ

P.S. I don't recognise the "Small Child" either!

John McKenzie · 29 June 2010, 04:26 PM

Hi Jay ,..(First photo )...The red DrI was part of a display set piece of " film prop type fakes " with trophy bits of British A/C at the back of the hanger ....There were a couple of working replicas still based there ,The DrI (Scarab165) & DVII (Ranger) which were allowed to taxi about for public demonstrations , but John Hall , who ran Thorp Park , could not in the end , get permision to fly from there as had originaly been hoped for ,..too close to Heathrow probably .
John M

FOKKERJ · 29 June 2010, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by John McKenzie

Hi Jay ,..(First photo )...The red DrI was part of a display set piece of " film prop type fakes " with trophy bits of British A/C at the back of the hanger ....
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John M

Hi John,

I'd fly it!

Cheers, Jay

John McKenzie · 29 June 2010, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by FOKKERJ

I'd fly it!

I don't think so Jay ,....Its made of scafolding pipes and suchlike under the skin and the motor is Fibre Glass ! !

John

( PS , This is not the "real " one , which had a 165HP Warner )

DarenCogdon · 29 June 2010, 11:17 PM

Hi John

I did wonder for ages whether or not that Fokker was capable of flight!

I seem to recall one of the UK aviation monthlies did an article some years back on the Thorpe Park replicas, too.

John McKenzie · 30 June 2010, 03:46 AM

Hello Darren ....Way back when ....
After they had ordered the S5 seaplane replica , and a few other non flying seaplane racers , ... Through a friend , who was designer of said S5 seaplane ,... I sold them my 165hp Warner ,DrI project ( which by now , I had decided , was insufficiently accurate for my purpose )...However I agread to make the MG's for it ..
Subsequently , having realised that a WWI theme was a great idea , they (J.Hall of Liesure Sport) , decided to get into more of them .
They approached me and I went into business , and made all the MG's for all their flying WWI replicas , 08/15's , Vickers , Lewis ,Scarf rings and various "ground " 08 & Lewis ...
The aircraft were kept at nearby White Waltham for a while , then , some while later , sold off .
I believe that some of the flying ones ended up in the FAA museum ,Yeovillton ....others either being subsequently crashed or disposed of elsewhere.

There were quite a few non flying exhibits there , mostly made by film prop people , and had lorry motors etc. in combination with F/ Glass replica LR's etc. , fitted for the public airfield ( non-flying ) show .

Regards John M

DarenCogdon · 30 June 2010, 04:27 AM

Hi John

With regard to the FAA museum aircraft, "something" tells me one was the Albatross D.Va. I don't know about the rest.

I've not been to the FAA museum for years, but they had a helluva nice selection of WW1 types there at the time. I seem to recall a black Fokker strung from the ceiling, with an electric motor "running" the Oberursel engine.