| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "N3588" |
| Military Code: | 2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Nieuport 24 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Nieuport 24 |
| Aircraft Version: | Nieuport 24bis (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Zigomar 5 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBFI IATA: BFI Local: BFI Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 27 September 2018 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 110262 |
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The nimble Nieuport fighters were outgunned by heavier machines towards the end of WWI, and the later models were increasingly used as advanced trainers. French wooden-legged ace Paul Tarascon flew a Nie 24bis named Zigomar 5 for some time, but he too converted to the SPAD S.VII. This replica was flown in 1995 and has an original Le Rhône engine. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 December 2018, and has since been viewed 893 times. |