"Netko" wrote in message
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Here are a couple of photographs of an early Royal Naval Air Service seaplane
at Tain, not too far from the Royal Navy base at Invergordon.

Can anyone identify the type of aircraft?

The only additional information I have is a description of it as a two-seater
reconnaissance aircraft, No 129 of the RNAS. The main writing on the second
photograph says "Waterplane leaving Tain".

I assume both photographs show the same aircraft although Photo 01 has an
estimated date of 1916 whereas Photo 02 has been estimated as 1910. I'm sure
1910 is simply wrong; it's just too early for a seaplane of this relative
sophistication.

Personally, I'm inclined to think it's a Wight Pusher seaplane but I'd
welcome a positive ID.



According to my copy of British Military Aircraft Serials 1912-1966, the Royal Navy allocated 1-200
retrospectively to aircraft already in service and numbers 128 and 129 are said to be "Wright Pusher
Seaplane, 135 h.p. Canton Unné".

I hope this helps.

--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)