Lt Parschau

[Roser]

Hi

Does someone knows the number of the Fokker Parschau used to down his first victim above Oostcamp in Flanders? Was it E25/15?

VBR

Roser

[josef scott]

Hi Roser,

I assume you are referring to the BE2c on 19-12-15?

Parschau had already been evaluating Fokker E.IV 122/15 since November, but I am unaware of any confirmation of which aircraft he may have been using on this occasion. What makes you ask about E 25/15 (an E.II) specifically?

[Roser]

Hi, Thanks for the info. I found the E25/15 on a photograph in Ghistelles airfield.

Can you also tell me what plane was the E27/15.

VBR

Roser

[kristjanr]

Originally Posted by Roser

Hi

Does someone knows the number of the Fokker Parschau used to down his first victim above Oostcamp in Flanders? Was it E25/15?

VBR

Roser

While Lt. Otto Parcshau was with FFA 62 he had his own A.III A.16/15 which was armed with a Parabellum. This aircraft had his name and rank printed under the cockpit in large block letters. According to our profile on him Parschau was with KG1 by the time of his first two kills so it's anybody's guess whether he took his beloved A.16/15 with him.

Eindecker E.27/15 (did you mean E.25/15?) must have been either an E.I or an E.II since engine availability seems to have dictated the variant which an airframe was finished as and the E.III didn't make it's appearance until the 86-121/15 production batch. According to the late DSA:

The following machines were Fok.E.II aircraft, 7, 8, 20 to 25, 33 to 36, 37, 43, 46, 62, 65 to 94/15. All other numbers below were Fok.E.I machines.

Which makes E.27/15 an E.I, but the only really sure fire way to tell is to find a picture of it and count the cylinders on the engine.

You may find this thread interesting:
http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/ai...ange-over.html

[josef scott]

Hallo Roser & kristjanr,

I doubt very highly that Parschau was still flying A.III 16/15, or even E.I 1/15, for any of his victories. He was the point-man for evaluating all of Fokker's new E-types in the field and would certainly have had an E.II or E.III available to him early on. No Eindecker pilot would have chosen the relatively under-powered E.I if he could use a 100 hp (or 160 hp) machine.

That particular list DSA posted is not reliable. E's 8, 43, 46, & 65 were all E.I's, as is visible in the photos of them. 62/15 almost certainly was one as well. 20 to 25 & 33 to 38 definitely were E.II's but there may have been a few more prior to 68/15, after which all of the first batch (up to 85/15) appear to have been E.II's. The first dozen or so of the second batch are a confused mess of E.II's and E.III's.

So, like kristjanr states, a photo is the only sure way to tell. I have no info on E 27/15. 25/15 was an E.II and 29/15 was an E.I, so it could have been either.

[kristjanr]

Originally Posted by josef scott

Hallo Roser & kristjanr,

I doubt very highly that Parschau was still flying A.III 16/15, or even E.I 1/15, for any of his victories. He was the point-man for evaluating all of Fokker's new E-types in the field and would certainly have had an E.II or E.III available to him early on. No Eindecker pilot would have chosen the relatively under-powered E.I if he could use a 100 hp (or 160 hp) machine.

That particular list DSA posted is not reliable. E's 8, 43, 46, & 65 were all E.I's, as is visible in the photos of them. 62/15 almost certainly was one as well. 20 to 25 & 33 to 38 definitely were E.II's but there may have been a few more prior to 68/15, after which all of the first batch (up to 85/15) appear to have been E.II's. The first dozen or so of the second batch are a confused mess of E.II's and E.III's.

So, like kristjanr states, a photo is the only sure way to tell. I have no info on E 27/15. 25/15 was an E.II and 29/15 was an E.I, so it could have been either.

Yup, I'll only believe a statement about which variant some Eindecker from the first two serial batches was when I see a photo that shows at least a serial number and preferably also the engine.