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[5thwingmarty]

It took me a while to figure out what this plane was.  I thought I would test the knowledge of our old airplane experts with a couple of photos:

 

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[5thwingmarty]

And the other side:

 

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[Marchville1918]

I think that it is a DH 4. 

[5thwingmarty]

Not a DH 4.  Not designed or built by De Havilland either.  Here is one more view.

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Edited by 5thwingmarty, 19 August 2019 - 05:48 AM.

[rooster77]

Captured German Fokker DRVII.

Edited by rooster77, 19 August 2019 - 06:06 AM.

[5thwingmarty]

Not a captured German plane.  It was built in the U.S.

[Lee Ragan]

It's a Packard-Le Pere LUSAC-11. Ref. page 8 of " U.S. Army Aircraft 1908-1946", by Fahey.

[aznation]

I believe Lee Ragan is the winner!

 

Source:  http://www.airminded...usac/lusac7.jpg

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[aznation]

Source:  http://www.airminded...usac/lusac8.jpg

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[5thwingmarty]

Yes Lee is. 

 

There is a color photo of the last known example which is in the AF museum in Dayton on the museum's website.  I am curious if they all had this camo paint job or just the few that were photographed.  The one in the museum looks to have a three color upper surface camo scheme with none of the colors looking to be a light as what they look in the B&W photos.