Kommentare zu: Sieg 31 https://dev.meettheredbaron.com/de/event/victory-31/ The life and death of Manfred von Richthofen. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Von: heinpoblome https://dev.meettheredbaron.com/de/event/victory-31/#comment-471 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 07:32:48 +0000 https://www.meettheredbaron.com/event/victory-31/#comment-471 A discrepancy exists regarding the exact model of this Nieuport, whether it was a 17 or 23. The two were nearly identical, with the major difference being that the latter employed a 120 hp engine, rather than the former’s 110 hp—yet it seems early examples of the Nieuport 23 still employed the 110 hp engine.

In the Cross and Cockade International book Nieuports in RNAS, RFC and RAF Service, A6689’s serial and SFA numbers are listed as those of a Nieuport 23. However, the same publication also says the RFC did not receive their first Nieuport 23 until May 1917—after Gilbert was shot down.

The strongest association with a Nieuport 17 is found on the swatch of fabric souvenired from this machine and displayed in the post-war Richthofen Museum, which reads „2874 TYPE 17.“ Yet other identified N23s have been photographed with NI 7 stenciling, and records often list individual machines as both types, so a bit of uncertainty remains.

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