WW1 Aircraft ID please

Does anyone know where this aircraft was stationed? Ooh you had to ask!

Lifting straingh from the wonderful Air-Britain publication, Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911-1919.

50 Bristol Scout Type D Tractor Biplanes, Cont No. C.P.145461/15/X Numbered 8951 to 9000, Built at Filton. Ordered with 110hp Clerget but delivered with 100hp Gnome Monosoupape.

8980: Deld Trimley for erection 31.8.16; Levington NLG 2.9.16; Tested 4.9.16; Fitted Lewis gun above centre section; Felixstowe 21.2.17; Burgh Castle 16.7.17; Yarmouth by 29.9.17; Brugh 15.11.17; Yarmouth 20.11.17; HACP 24.12.17; Deleted W/E 2.3.18

Hope that answers it.

Anne

Thanks for all the info everyone! Does anyone know where this aircraft was stationed?
It looks like somewhere very arid.

Cheers,

Todd

Would be nice…

Cheers James,seems a great shame for her to dangle up there like that if she’s potentially airworthy. Looking at the latest W&R,it seems to suggest that the airframe is still in private ownership but on loan to the FAAM. Perhaps she could be ‘resurrected’ if/when the loan expires? Anyone from OW reading this?? 😉

OK Ant,
Off the top of my head, Leo spent decades building this replica, part time (he’s the Ed of W.W.I Aero) and got it upto running condition with a rotary engine fitted. Of the first flight, only about 5 min into it, the engine cut and he landed on top of some trees; Leo was OK, the damage relatively minor, but he sold it soon after, since when it’s been traveliing around from place to place, rather unloved. The RAF Museum and ARCo had it at various times. Like Clive du Cross’ Spitfire Prototype replica, it’s a waste of hard work. (No guarentees as to detailed accuracy, as this is from memory!)
Cheers!

JDK:”A lovely and underrated aircraft. There’s a couple of replicas around, but no flyers. There’s the ex-Leo Opdyke machine without skin at Yeovilton.”

Agreed,I think the Scout is one of the more attractive machines of it’s time. Can you fill me in on the history of the Opdyke replica James?IIRC,it at one time had a US civvy registration,so presumably it was airworthy at some point??
Interesting pic Todd,thanks for sharing. 🙂

Hawker won his VC on on one.
He shot down two Aviatiks with it. The Lewis gun was at 45 degrees to the line of flight–think about it.
Cheers
Andy.

A lovely and underrated aircraft. There’s a couple of replicas around, but no flyers. There’s the ex-Leo Opdyke machine without skin at Yeovilton. Was sometimes fitted with a gun at 45% to the line of flight firing outside the arc of the prop… Yes, that period of warfare.

Cheers!

Bristol Scout D