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Maurice Farman "Shorthorn"

Primary Trainer for many Allied airman.

Mike the modelhound

Looks t right. The vertical stabilizers should have fabric over the front triangular bit, but otherwise it's a match.

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Thanks! And kudos on your ID skills...

-cpk

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I'm not so sure about the perfect match. The line drawing shows a horizontal spar under the aircraft but I don't see it in the photo. It could be the angle, but I don't think so.

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This was one of several models of First World War aircraft at the Le Bourget air museum, which I visited about two weeks ago. Unfortunately I forgot to note down which one this was. Can anyone advise? Thanks.

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-cpk

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Mr. Modelhound is correct, Sir: it is a Maurice Farman model 11, slightly 'customized', as Mr. Reid noted. It is likely an early version, with the pilot seated at the front of the nacelle, indicated by the position of the elevator horns. The later 'bis' version reversed the crew positions, resulting in a shift of the elevator horns to the rear, and had a somewhat different shape to the front of the nacelle. These had a pretty long front-line life, and could still be found in active sectors at the start of 1916. Some 'bis' versions had more powerful engines, of 110 hp or even 130 hp, and served as escorts for the others still equipped with the 70hp Renaults that were the original power-plants.

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