se5a

26 photos and 2 illustrations tagged se5a, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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1918

2021

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Alan Roesler said:
A mechanic warms up the engine of SE-5 C.8745 during a pre-flight check the morning of May 5, 1919 at Alexander’s Farm Field, Fort Smith, Arkansas. This was the Victory Loan Flying Circus, Mid-West Flight's 23rd air show on their Midwest tour.

Alan Roesler said:
During the Swope Park air show in Kansas City on April 30, 1919, pilots were known to switch planes after a short “hop,” and Lieut. Paul A. Smith, normally a SE-5a VLFC Mid-West Flight pilot, is shown seated in SE-5a C.8747. Note the pair of dice painted just below the cockpit, showing a four and three—“seven up”—regarded as a token of good fortune in the air.

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Whipper_snapper said:
That's an SE5 or SE5a, note the top wing mounted Lewis gun on a sliding Foster mount.
National Library of Scotland said:
Thanks. We've tagged the image with this info now.
Whipper_snapper said:
You're welcome.
awmc1 said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage People with Animals, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
rigel_ringtail said:
I found this after a chance discovery while researching WWI. I was watching a film about the Battle of the Somme that a friend had recommended and I noticed one of the British divisions had a fox pup for a mascot. It seems red foxes were a popular mascot for the British.