Breguet's Crashfile Challenge #745

[Albrecht]

Another easy one and not literally a crash but it is a mangled pile and a very interesting photo....





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Scoreboard at the end of crashfile challenge # 744: Brandenburg D.I (Ph) Series 28.

103.45 FLAMINGO ¤
93.00 FOKKERJ Feuchtwanger ¤
73.95 Lodzermensch ¤
56.00 Froggy ¤
55.40 richard B ¤
40.60 Rbailey ¤
33.70 YavorD ¤
31.80 Breguet ¤
19.25 AROTH
18.45 AQUILIUS
18.00 John McKenzie
16.30 Varese2002
13.80 '14-'18aviationcollector
11.30 Rod_Filan
08.80 Patrick
08.10 Gregvan
08.00 ONEALM
07.50 matte_kudasai
06.40 Expositor
06.00 Dan_San_Abbott
05.75 Ross
05.70 Jeroplan
05.50 Albrecht
05.50 Gilles
05.25 Rexee
05.20 Albatros1234
05.20 Crankcase
05.20 Laserlloyd
05.20 SCMc
05.00 Albatros_Ace
05.00 Kilian .................. Have to wait three hours
.............. May start immediately
04.50 Rufe
04.10 Catfish
04.00 Al Forbes
04.00 Berman
04.00 Edmondy
04.00 Eric
03.80 gregorydquist
03.50 sergio_vitalio
03.30 PaulForster
03.20 Colin A Owers
03.00 Crimso
03.00 Sobrien
02.70 Tbstreet
02.00 Johnnick
02.00 Brad
02.00 Cruze
02.00 Missouri Mule
02.00 Rickenbaron
01.80 Tom L
01.50 Nieuport 14
01.45 Ransom E. Olds
01.20 Vossiewulf
01.10 Jellytwig
01.00 ArisKosionidis
01.00 airwarrior
01.00 Ampovandak
01.00 brisfitworks
01.00 Cigogne
01.00 Cliff
01.00 Graham Hunter
01.00 Mark
01.00 misa2
01.00 Pvernon
01.00 rammjaeger
01.00 RONNY BAR
01.00 Tork1945
01.00 Troy Raines
01.00 ulpilot
00.50 Aeronaut

RULES :

1. All aircraft are of the 1914-18 period (Must have left the ground during this period).
2. The score board, link and rules must be copied to the beginning of each thread, so that we know where we are. The score board and the correct answer to the challenge must also be placed at end of each thread.
3. All "ACES" with a score of 5.0 or higher must obey the 3.0 hour handicap. All others with a score of ZERO to 4.99 may start immediately, if not sooner! Offenders will be dealt with severely!
4. To be eligible for correct ID an answer must include at least one characteristic of the aircraft that helped in it's identification.
5. And whoever wins this challenge will have to provide a new one! If this can not be done for any reason, please PM Breguet and he will take over as host!
6. If an ace gives the correct answer too early, the challenge is over, he gets no point but has to post the next challenge. In lieu of the fact that the "novices" have in effect been "cheated" of their "exclusive" time that next post should be a relatively easy one. Anyone repeating the correct answer at the right time gets neither a point nor the right to post the next challenge.
7. The final arbitrator of all things to do with the "rules" is Breguet.
8. In cases where the arbitrator's game answer is in question the decision rests with the current leader of the table.

[Froggy]

Bonsoir
At foreground we CAN recognize a De havilland DH4 because of the shape of rudder and tailplane, and may be same type for the others wrecks?
Cordialement
Bruno

[RAF56_Ball]

OMG, that is one of the saddest images I have ever seen! Worse was one showing planes being cut up at the DM "boneyard" for scrap. Hopefully these were wrecks first.

[Albrecht]

Correct, Froggy. This is a massive pile of DH-4 aircraft. According to the NASM book on their restoration of their DH-4, it was deemed more cost effective to pile these up and BURN them than ship them back to the US! The book also states that this practice was referred to by its critics as the billion dollar bonfire.

Scoreboard at the end of crash file challenge #745: De Havilland DH-4

103.45 FLAMINGO ¤
93.00 FOKKERJ Feuchtwanger ¤
73.95 Lodzermensch ¤
57.00 Froggy ¤
55.40 richard B ¤
40.60 Rbailey ¤
33.70 YavorD ¤
31.80 Breguet ¤
19.25 AROTH
18.45 AQUILIUS
18.00 John McKenzie
16.30 Varese2002
13.80 '14-'18aviationcollector
11.30 Rod_Filan
08.80 Patrick
08.10 Gregvan
08.00 ONEALM
07.50 matte_kudasai
06.40 Expositor
06.00 Dan_San_Abbott
05.75 Ross
05.70 Jeroplan
05.50 Albrecht
05.50 Gilles
05.25 Rexee
05.20 Albatros1234
05.20 Crankcase
05.20 Laserlloyd
05.20 SCMc
05.00 Albatros_Ace
05.00 Kilian .................. Have to wait three hours
.............. May start immediately
04.50 Rufe
04.10 Catfish
04.00 Al Forbes
04.00 Berman
04.00 Edmondy
04.00 Eric
03.80 gregorydquist
03.50 sergio_vitalio
03.30 PaulForster
03.20 Colin A Owers
03.00 Crimso
03.00 Sobrien
02.70 Tbstreet
02.00 Johnnick
02.00 Brad
02.00 Cruze
02.00 Missouri Mule
02.00 Rickenbaron
01.80 Tom L
01.50 Nieuport 14
01.45 Ransom E. Olds
01.20 Vossiewulf
01.10 Jellytwig
01.00 ArisKosionidis
01.00 airwarrior
01.00 Ampovandak
01.00 brisfitworks
01.00 Cigogne
01.00 Cliff
01.00 Graham Hunter
01.00 Mark
01.00 misa2
01.00 Pvernon
01.00 rammjaeger
01.00 RONNY BAR
01.00 Tork1945
01.00 Troy Raines
01.00 ulpilot
00.50 Aeronaut