Aircraft Photo of 5A1 | Rumpler 6B-2 | Finland - Air Force | AirHistory.net #209978
Location
City / Airport:Kuorevesi - HalliMap
Country:Finland
Airport Codes:ICAO: EFHA   IATA: KEV   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Hallinportti Aviation Museum (Hallinportin Ilmailumuseo)
 
Photo Date:1 July 2018
Photo by:Juhani Sipilä
Photo ID: 209978
Photo Comment

The prototype of German biplane float fighter was completed in 1916. Finnish White Army bought one from Germany in February 1918. It arrived in Finland in May 1918. That Rumpler crashed at the end of 1919. Another Rumpler was bought from Germans in Tallinn at the end of 1918. That aircraft was used in Finnish Air Force until 1925. (Ilmailumuseot.fi - Aviationmuseums.fi) [Nikon D300s + Tokina 12-24mm/4]

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