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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

These aircraft are part of the Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum. As I get the time to scan them I'll add to this gallery.

Fokker Dr-1

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This airplane is a replica of the Fokker DR-1 triplane. The color scheme for this aircraft is believed to be the same as the aircraft that Baron von Richtofen (the Red Baron) was flying on the day he was shot down. This plane is flown by the Black Baron as he attempts to win Trudy Truelove away from Sir Percy Goodfellow during the Sunday WWI airshow.

This image was taken in October of 1995 after the Sunday airshow. It was shot using a Wisner 4x5 Traditional, a 120mm lens and Kodak Ektachrome 100Plus in Readyload form.

Nieuport 11

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This airplane is a Nieuport 11. The color scheme for this aircraft is that of Victor Chapman, the first America pilot to fly combat missions during World War I. He was also the first American pilot killed in combat.

This image was taken on July 20, 1996, when the Saturday show was curtailed due to winds. The museum staff kindly allowed the audience onto the airstrip so that we could examine the aircraft up close. It was shot using my Toyo metal field camera, a Caltar II 150mm f/5.6 lens and Kodak Ektachrome 100Plus in Readyload form.

Fokker D-VII

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This airplane is a replica of the Fokker D-VII. It was built from plans based on a captured airplane. This is the only weapon specifically banned by the Armistice. The color scheme is based on a German folk tale about a town that goes out to hunt a terrible monster (the rabbit).

This image was taken on the same day as the Triplane image above, and with the same equipment.

Bleriot XI

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This is a Bleriot XI. It is the same type of plane that Bleriot used to make the first flight across the English Channel. This particular example was license built in the United States, and was one of the first airplanes produced in large numbers. This plane is flown in the Saturday Aviation Pioneers airshow at Rhinebeck.

This image was taken in October 1998 with my Graflex Speed Graphic on Polaroid Type 55 Positive/Negative film. This is a scan of the negative using my Artec Scanrom 4e. The museum staff was very helpful in allowing me to take down the barrier chain and move picnic tables and trash cans out of the way.

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