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This group of 14 photos is related to two Bain photos posted earlier of men testing the L.W.F. Model V Tractor training aircraft, as identified by Flickr user TVL1970 in comments to


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"The Lowe Willard & Fowler (L.W.F.) Engineering Company, located at College Point, New York City, was organized in 1915 for the manufacture of all types of heavier-than-air machines. L.W.F. produced the first all-American aircraft to be used during World War I. In 1917, the first Liberty motor to fly was installed in the L.W.F. Model G, and several of the L.W.F. aircraft held performance records for speed and endurance. The company also completed Government contracts for producing Martin Bombers, Douglas DT-2s, and Naval Observation Planes, before the company dissolved in 1924."
siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!2...

This photo ran in the Air Service Journal for July 26, 1917 with the caption: " Making a Monocoque Body for the LWF Airplane Showing Method of Laminating " books.google.com/books?id=scNLAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA122&... [Monocoque is a structural approach whereby loads are supported through an object's external skin, similar to an egg shell. The technique may also be called structural skin. The word monocoque is a French term for "single shell" or (of boats) "single hull".] www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&s...

Thanks for this information Art Siegel. We'll add some of it to the records the next time we update.

This group of 14 photos is related to two Bain photos posted earlier of men testing the L.W.F. Model V Tractor training aircraft, as identified by Flickr user TVL1970 in comments to


and

"The Lowe Willard & Fowler (L.W.F.) Engineering Company, located at College Point, New York City, was organized in 1915 for the manufacture of all types of heavier-than-air machines. L.W.F. produced the first all-American aircraft to be used during World War I. In 1917, the first Liberty motor to fly was installed in the L.W.F. Model G, and several of the L.W.F. aircraft held performance records for speed and endurance. The company also completed Government contracts for producing Martin Bombers, Douglas DT-2s, and Naval Observation Planes, before the company dissolved in 1924."
siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!2...

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/hpeters] Thanks for adding that [very secret] info; it's very interesting. AB

Wow how interesting was that info !!

I was wondering where it was in Chullora, now I know. Thanks

The Chullora Aircraft Factory photo is at the NSW government railways site and the items are the rear portion of engine nacelles. The aircraft I think they are for is a Beaufighter. An example was a Fairey -built 1C A19-2 with Australian installation of Wright Cyclone GR2600-A5Bs in long nacelles that extended beyond the wing trailing edge these nacelles also housed the retractable undercarriage. All of this was meant for proposed production variants Beaufighter V111 and 1X . Witch came to nothing due to the end of hostilities. Aircraft Factory Chullora photo. Showing four nacelles, two of which were used on Beaufighter A19-2, as this Aircraft was used for a trial installation of Wright Cyclone engines,being carried out in Australia. A photo of A19-2 with these nacelles appears in Bristol Aircraft Since 1910 bY C H Barnes.This photo is said to be 1943 But the accompanying text suggests 1944 or later. This tidies up the timeline a bit. Care of my father Colin Russell Source Profile Publications No. 137 The Bristol Beaufighter I & II Page 16 (top of)

I have photos of my source but do not know how to add it