Had some time yesterday afternoon to revisit the Brussels museum. One of the new exhibits was an original Triplan Ba(t)taille, a design from Belgium that took years to be brought “back”. The plastic Spit can now be photographed in a better way,although the light is still “bad”. The Storch, or at least the fuselage, is now fully restored, only the wings are still missing (as they are not ready yet). The F84G was shot with a 300mm. I’ll guess the museum in Brussels is one of the few where telephoto lenses can (must) be used. Last 2 show some WW1 vintage armour, on show in the Army Museum.
Anyone here has more info on the Triplan and the Spifire (did the serial BS435 realy exist or is it (just) fantasy)?
BW Roger
By: EHVB - 9th November 2004 at 12:48
Thanks for the info Allan. What could be the reason the museum choosed Armstrongs machine? might there be a Belgium link or so?
BW Roger
By: Stieglitz - 9th November 2004 at 12:16
Thanks Allan for this additional info!
I found a repaint on the net of the Spitfire BS435 for combat flight simulator 3:
J.V.
By: Stieglitz - 8th November 2004 at 19:26
The pics look great Roger. 🙂
Good luck with the mk II.
J.V.
By: EHVB - 8th November 2004 at 19:00
Thank you both for the information. By the way Jochen, I took the f84 Thunderjet with “your” 100-400 IS and the 10d, the others with a smaller lens. So now you can see the use of IS, making telephotography possible even indoors with slow speed. You still need however a wide angle apart from the 100-400. I decided yesterday to go for the mk II. BW Roger
By: STORMBIRD262 - 8th November 2004 at 17:03
Better late than never.
Great Pics Roger 😉 , J.V. beat me to it :rolleyes: , Here’s a bit more, The Battaille Triplane.
Cesar Battaille.
Son of a industrialist, Born in 1882 in Basecle.
Plane built 1910-11, First flight 16th August 1911, Between 1911 and 1914 was tested, updated and flown by Cesar Battaille and French pilot Jean Chassagne.
Here’s a picture way back then, Cheer’s all, :dev2: Tally Ho! Phil.(MUST crash now, ” Gut Nacht “. 🙂 )
By: Stieglitz - 8th November 2004 at 16:20
Nice pics roger. It’s the first time I see this Storch. I think it’s a welcome addition to this great collection.
Anyone here has more info on the Triplan and the Spifire (did the serial BS435 realy exist or is it (just) fantasy)?
BW Roger
The triplane is a Bataille Triplane Which was built in 1911. It is the oldest surviving aircraft in Belgium.
The spitfire serial may have existed. There was a surviving spit MKIX in Le Bourget with serial number BS464 but it was destroyed in a hanger fire in 1990. 🙁
Cheers,
J.V.
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