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9th army air
regiment of Red Air Fleet - Summer 1918 (UK roundels still available). |
Aircraft captured
by Polish at Kowlu airfield in 1920. |
1st Slavo-British
Squadron - On that plane Kozakow (best Russian ace) was wounded
in a flight on 7th December 1918. |
1st (fighter)
Slavo-British regiment - North Russia, December 1918. Pilot: Alexander Kozakov, observer: Norman Shrive (RAF officer) |
3rd Siberian
air regiment, Kolchak Army - Vagai Station, October 1919. |
Specifications |
General |
Type:
Reconnaissance-Fighter |
Engine |
1 x Clerget 9B rotary engine | 130 hp | Pistons |
Dimensions/Masses |
Length: 7.70 m | Width:
10.21 m | Height: 3.12 m Weight: 593 kg | Max. Combat Weight: 977 kg |
Performances |
Max. Speed: 161 km/h | Ceiling: 4730 m | Range: 565 km |
Armament |
MG:
1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) forward-firing synchronised
Vickers |