N5429

N5429 was a Sopwith Triplane^{[N 1]}

History

Built by Sopwith Aviation, N5429 saw service with No. 8 Naval and No. 10 Naval Squadrons,^{[N 2]} before being assigned to RNAS 1 Naval Squadron at Bailleul, France. While being flown by Flt. Sub-Lt J.R. Wilford of Naval 1, this aircraft was forced down by German pilot Kurt Wüsthoff (as his 15th victory), and captured on 13 September 1917. Following capture, this Tripe was painted over with German markings.^[1]

References

Notes

↑ When N was reused as a serial prefix in the late 1930s, N5429 was allocated to a Miles M.14A Magister I^[2]
↑ During it's service with the latter unit, N5429 was used by H W Taylor to claim two enemy aircraft shot down.^[3]

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Photo: theaerodrome.com via http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/394/language/fr-FR/WTF.aspx
↑ Robertson, Bruce. British Military Aircraft Serials 1912-1966. Ian Allen Ltd. 1967 Page 138
↑ Franks, Norman. Sopwith Triplane Aces of World War 1. Osprey Publishing. 2004. ISBN 184176728X Page 95

[3] When N was reused as a serial prefix in the late 1930s, N5429 was allocated to a Miles M.14A Magister I^[2]

[5] During it's service with the latter unit, N5429 was used by H W Taylor to claim two enemy aircraft shot down.^[3]

[Vintage_Wings_116-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Photo: theaerodrome.com via http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/394/language/fr-FR/WTF.aspx

[BMAS_p138-2] Robertson, Bruce. British Military Aircraft Serials 1912-1966. Ian Allen Ltd. 1967 Page 138

[WW1_Sopwith_Triplane_Aces_p95-4] Franks, Norman. Sopwith Triplane Aces of World War 1. Osprey Publishing. 2004. ISBN 184176728X Page 95

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