I begin today with two planes. The one resting on the ground is a Curtiss JN-4 Canuck, while suspended above is a Nieuport 12. Both plane types would see service in the Great War.
Technical specifications of planes- size and speed, for instance- are included with displays.
As I mentioned yesterday, warfare in the sky was invented on the fly by young pilots, but it was hazardous in the extreme. Survival rates were low.
A look at planes to come.
But first, this diorama caught my eye. John Reid created this in 2013, titled The Homecoming. A Canadian pilot coming home from the war looks upon his work in progress plane with very different eyes.
Especially the diorama is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHow much courage needed to step onto those planes...
ReplyDeleteMust have been a terrible life, as a war time pilot vack in the day.
ReplyDeleteThe Homecoming is incredible.
ReplyDeleteBuena documentación .Estos aviones son piezas históricas que desempeñaron una gran misión en la contienda bélica.
ReplyDeleteBelas máquinas voadoras.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
...there is the Curtiss Museum in nearby Hammondsport NY.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great museum, I would enjoy these exhibits. Have a great weekend!
Not many safety accessories on those planes.
ReplyDelete@Iris: I agree.
ReplyDelete@italiafinlandia: especially considering most WWI pilots had short life spans.
@Stefan: it was something else.
@Gemel: there is a lot of detail.
@ventana: thank you.
@Francisco: thanks.
@Tom: I'd enjoy that.
@Eileen: it's quite a museum.
@RedPat: definitely not.
So primitive but not all that long ago in my mind.
ReplyDeleteGreat post on technology ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Nothing like those beautiful old flying machines.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see the planes and 'The Homecoming' is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I wonder what it's like flying in one of those.
ReplyDeleteThose old airplanes are magical. They have a rustic cabin kind of vibe. Very nice diorama, good photos
ReplyDeleteI’m fascinated by dioramas too! What a great and interesting place and it’s so nicely designed!
ReplyDeleteHow they fought in the skies in WW1 is unbelievable, really.
ReplyDeletewow that's quite a treasure to have.
ReplyDeleteWWI was far different in tactics from WWII.
ReplyDeleteThat diorama is great.
ReplyDelete@Anvilcloud: not so long ago.
ReplyDelete@Carol: thank you.
@Denise: they were great.
@Jan: I think so too.
@Sharon: quite an experience.
@Maywyn: thank you.
@Karen: it is indeed.
@Marie: I agree.
@Amy: that it is.
@Joanne: indeed.
@Jan: it is, yes.