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11 December 2020, 11:04 AM
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Nieuport type 80 E.2 number 951
I came across a photo of a Nieuport type 80 E.2 marked with large black numbers 951 painted on the fuselage on YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-aZk2rRGUA at 6:32 (six minutes thirty two seconds) from the start. This type 80 E.2 had a dark blue field on the front of the cowl covered with five pointed white stars. The rear portion of the cowl painted in horizontal red and white stripes. Does anyone know the history of this aircraft or have additional photographs?
Thanks Yavor for correct identification of Nieuport type. I have edited my posting.
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11 December 2020, 12:07 PM
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A Nieuport two-seater
This is a 3 Air Instruction Centre, Issoudun aircraft, a Nieuport two-seater, a training derivative of Type X, most probably Type 80 E2.
There should be a photo on this aircraft in the SDASM Collection on flickr. Regards, Yavor P.S.   
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11 December 2020, 06:28 PM
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There is a very unique and tragic story behind this devastating crash. It was all told, after a great deal of in-depth research, by Steve Ruffin and Todd Tifft in Over the Front, Volume29 No. 4, Winter 2014. This was Nieuport Type 80 N.10519, with the Issoudun number 951 on the fuselage. The type 80 indicated a 23m two-wing area and single control, two-seater.
It was based at Field No. 2 of the 3rd AIC, having been acquired from Field No. 3 on 26 May 1918. Through an unusual series of circumstances, on 16 June 1918 John N. Thorp Jr., took up Reserve Nurse Marion L. Overend for a joyride. Before the flight, there was a good deal of trouble starting the engine. For reasons that are still unclear, the aircraft crashed near the town of Ménetréols-sous-Vatan. Capt. Thorp suffered a severe concussion, but nurse Overend died in the crash. Due to his concussion, Thorp did not remember any details of the flight. The article goes into much greater details about the Nieuport and the people involved. The issue also includes a superb, full-color three-view of the Nieuport 80 on the inside rear cover, by Tomasz Gronczewski. This is just another example of why it is a very good idea to become a member and subscribe to Over the Front. https://www.overthefront.com/shop/league-membership/300
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