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Old December 16th 11, 05:11 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default UK1 05644 Sopwith 1&OneHalfStrutter HMAS Australia.jpg

On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:52:23 +0000, Joseph Testagrose wrote
(in article ):


Actually N5644, I think. HMAS Australia used N5644 for 'aircraft
experiments' in the Firth of Forth in the period March-May 1918. See:

http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Australia_(I)

http://www.navyhistory.org.au/austra...viation-part-3

As an aside, the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland is building a
flying replica of a Strutter less than 30 miles from where this photograph
was taken. Though you can't really tell from their web site, the project is
still progressing:

http://www.apss.org.uk/projects/APSS...tter/index.htm