Great War Exhibits, Montrose Air Station
Posted in History, Museums at 12:00 on 4 September 2019
BE2 Replica, small model Fokker Triplane behind, plus two other models in photo:-
Same BE2 with a small model of a Bristol Fighter to upper left and a Sopwith Camel, I think, to right:-
Fuselage and Wings of a replica Sopwith Camel under construction. This may now be completed:-
Sopwith Camel wing being worked on:-
Effigy of Lieutenant Ross Robertson:-
Cross erected at Marquion in France by the Germans at the grave of Lt Ross Robertson inscribed, “Er starb den heldentod – eng Flieger.” “He died the death of a hero – an English Airman.” He was buried there on 17/5/1917:-
Model of a Rumpler? Taube. Plus Bristol Fighter:-
Small Models of Fokker Triplane and Sopwith Camel:-
Part of the Fokker Triplane of the famous Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. Souvenir hunters apparently got to it very quickly:-
Tags: BE2, Bristol Fighter, First World War, Fokker Triplane, Manfred von Richthofen, Marquion, Red Baron, Rumpler Taube, Sopwith Camel, the Great War, World War 1, WW1, WWI









