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Post by kiwi on Apr 7, 2010 18:20:40 GMT 12
How long has there been a Breguet 14 in the museum at Omaka ? I was there for another visit yesterday and was surprised to find the RE 8 has been replaced by a Breguet 14 which looks great , it is a big aircraft and quite a change with it's French colour scheme. Does anyone know it's history , is it a replica ?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 7, 2010 20:07:17 GMT 12
Richard, this is from their website: "Breguet 14 A2 For several months from July 2008, we are pleased to have a beautiful full-scale reproduction of the Breguet 14 A2 on display. It replaces the R.E.8 which is required elsewhere. The Breguet is a type not previously seen in Australasia and this example was constructed in the northern hemisphere, and later acquired by the 14-18 Heritage Trust. After arriving in New Zealand, it was issued to The Vintage Aviator Ltd (TVAL) for upgrade to a more accurate display finish. This included the colour scheme change to represent an aircraft of the U.S. 96th Aero Squadron, complete with the unusual, almost 'metallic' paint finish carefully researched from original fabric samples and recreated by TVAL technicians. Other improvements included the installation of the scarff ring and Lewis gun along with the fixed Vickers gun, all these items created very accurately in-house at TVAL. First flown in November 1916, the Breguet 14 series proved so successful that they remained in production for 10 years, some 8,000 being completed. Two original examples are known to survive, one in France, the other in Finland." www.omaka.org.nz/exhibits.htm
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 7, 2010 22:27:18 GMT 12
The Breguet 14 was a very successful design, a sort of French DH4. This replica is certainly is a magnificent machine, seen here early this year I have also seen the Salis replica, which is now on display at the Royal Thai Air Museum in Bangkok peterlewisdesign.tripod.com/thaimuseum/breguet.htm
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Post by vs on Apr 7, 2010 22:47:57 GMT 12
Wonder if we will see one flying here? Who knows what those chaps are up to??
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 7, 2010 23:30:21 GMT 12
Here are some photos I took last Easter (2009)
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