Thanks to all those that helped :-)
"Avsec" wrote in message
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From my very knowledgeable friend who knows almost every thing about WW1
flying machines.

"Easy! It's F3556, the Imperial War Museum's RE 8 at Duxford. The
aeroplane was a presentation aircraft from British residents in Ceylon,
and named A Paddy Bird from Ceylon (each of the aircraft presented by
Ceylon was named after a bird of the country). F3556 went to France after
acceptance by the RAF, but saw no service; it was given to the IWM in
1920. It's one of two RE 8s left in the world - the other is a Belgian
machine with a Hispano-Suiza engine that's preserved in Brussels. Film
maker Peter Jackson had a replica built in NZ, but I understand that it's
a non-flier, at least so far."

Avsec

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