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Bristol F2B


First World War Art Aviation Art British Aviation Bristol F2B

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The Bristol F.2B Fighter.  Aviation art prints of the Bristol F.2B fighter by the leading aviation artists.  The Bristol F.2B fighter was the main production  aircraft  version of the Royal Air Force in 1918.  The Brisfit as it was known became one of the most effective fighters of the war. 

The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2   First World war early  two-seater pusher Bi plane and was used by the Royal Flying Corps as a fighter and also as a day or night  bomber.  The FE 2  was one of the few aircraft which gave the allies the edge over the Fokker aircraft of 1914/1915. In May 1915 the  F.E.2b entered service with No 6 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and it was 20 squadron which was the first squadron to be totally equipped with Fe 2 aircraft which was deployed  in January 1916.  The Fe 2B remained in day use thro out 1916 and 1917 and in 1918 was used solely as a night bomber. The FE 2b equipped 22 squadrons, 16 of which served in France with the other 6 serving the home defence.  As the German fighters got better the FE 2B was outclassed and was used  only as a light night bomber or used on the home defense front against the Zeppelins.

 Crew: Two     Speed:  80 knots (91.5 mph,)  Endurance 3 hours   Ceiling 11,000 ft  Maximum take off weight 3,037  lbs

Length: 32 ft 3 in  Height: 12 ft 8 in    Wingspan 495 ft²        Engine  Beardmore 6 cylinder inline piston engine giving 160 HP.  

One in the Bag by Ivan Berryman


One in the Bag by Ivan Berryman
7 of 8 editions available.
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Captain Andrew McKeever and 2nd Lieutenant Leslie Powell by Ivan Berryman.


Captain Andrew McKeever and 2nd Lieutenant Leslie Powell by Ivan Berryman.
8 of 9 editions available.
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Immelmanns Last Flight by Ivan Berryman.


Immelmanns Last Flight by Ivan Berryman.
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Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.


Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.
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Christmas Hunt - Bristol Fighter F2B by David Pentland.


Christmas Hunt - Bristol Fighter F2B by David Pentland.
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AGO C.1 by Ivan Berryman.


AGO C.1 by Ivan Berryman.
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Shadow Over London, England, 28th January 1918 by David Pentland.


Shadow Over London, England, 28th January 1918 by David Pentland.
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Sergeant John H Jones and pilot Captain W G Mostyn, Bristol F2b Fighter claiming a Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft LVG by Ivan Berryman.


Sergeant John H Jones and pilot Captain W G Mostyn, Bristol F2b Fighter claiming a Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft LVG by Ivan Berryman.
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Tribute to the Air Gunners - Royal Aircraft Establishment FE2 by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to the Air Gunners - Royal Aircraft Establishment FE2 by Ivan Berryman.
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The Biff Boys by Robert Taylor.


The Biff Boys by Robert Taylor.
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Deadly Partnership - Captain W E Staton and Lieutenant John R Gordon, Bristol F.2b by Ivan Berryman.


Deadly Partnership - Captain W E Staton and Lieutenant John R Gordon, Bristol F.2b by Ivan Berryman.
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Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War One.

Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War One.
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One in the Bag by Ivan Berryman

A German Albatross D-III sees off a Bristol Fighter among the clouds over the Western Front, early in 1917. The D-III was a massive improvement over the monoplanes of the time, possessing greater manoeuvrability, a higher ceiling and synchronized guns. Many German aces thought this the best fighter of the First World War.


Captain Andrew McKeever and 2nd Lieutenant Leslie Powell by Ivan Berryman.

The exploits of the partnership of McKeever and Powell in their 11 Squadron Bristol F.2B made them perhaps the most celebrated of all the Bristol Fighter crews, McKeever himself becoming the highest scoring exponent of this classic type with a closing tally of 31 victories. Powell was to secure a further 19 kills before both were withdrawn from front line service to Home Establishment in January 1918. Whilst on a lone patrol above enemy lines in November 1917, their aircraft (A7288) was attacked by two German two-seaters and seven Albatross scouts, four of which were sent to the ground through a combination of superb airmanship and outstanding gunnery. The remaining German aircraft continued to give chase until the F.2B was down to less than 20ft above the British trenches, at which point the Germans broke off their attack and fled.


Immelmanns Last Flight by Ivan Berryman.

No one will ever know exactly what caused Max Immelmanns demise, but what is known is that his propeller was seen to disintegrate, which caused a series violent oscillations that ripped the Fokker E.III apart, the tail breaking away before the wings folded back, trapping the young German ace in his cockpit. The popular belief is that his interrupter gear malfunctioned, causing him to shoot away part of his own propeller, but British reports attribute Immelmanns loss to the gunnery of Cpl J H Waller from the nose of FE.2b 6346 flown by 2Lt G R McCubbin on Sunday, 18th June 1916. Immelmann was flying the spare E.III 246/16 as his own E.IV had been badly shot up earlier that day.


Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.

Nicolas Trudgians dramatic painting recreates a scene near Cambrai, Northern France on the morning of March 18, 1918. Aware of a build-up of forces for a massive German offensive, many RFC squadrons attacked the German positions at very low altitude. Responding with as many squadrons as they could muster, including Richthofens JG1 wing, there followed one of the largest dog-fights of the entire First World War. Seen in the foreground are a Fokker Triplane and an Albatros, having winged a Sopwith Camel from 54 Squadron, as another Camel, and a Bristol fighter of 11 Squadron RFC turn to engage the German fighters.


Christmas Hunt - Bristol Fighter F2B by David Pentland.

139 Squadron RAF in North Italy, December 1917


AGO C.1 by Ivan Berryman.

At the outbreak of World War 1, AGO Flugzeugwerke GmbH had not endeared itself to the architects of the German war machine due to the flimsiness of some of its designs, coupled with poor workmanship. When the C.1 first appeared in 1915, it attracted little interest and yet went on to prove itself to be a robust and useful aircraft, its pusher design dispensing with the now traditional open framework to support the tail in favour of twin streamlined tailbooms. The observer / gunner in the nose enjoyed an unrivalled field of view, although the engines position immediately behind the pilot was always a concern in the event of a crash. This aircraft, LF181, transferred from the Fliegertrouppe to the navy in 1915 and was based at Nieuwmunster, shown here in an exchange with an FE.2b in the skies over Belgium.


Shadow Over London, England, 28th January 1918 by David Pentland.

A Bristol Fighter attempted to intercept a single giant Zeppelin Staaken R.IV bomber as it approached the heart of the capital. The Brisfit failed to stop the raider and R-39, with Hauptmann Richard Bentivegni, (commander of 501 Squadron) aboard, flew on unhindered to its target.


Sergeant John H Jones and pilot Captain W G Mostyn, Bristol F2b Fighter claiming a Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft LVG by Ivan Berryman.

Of similar configuration, but usually outclassed by its British contemporary, the Bristol F2b, the Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft LVG was essentially a strong and stable observation aircraft that served widely during World War 1. On 21st May 1917, this example became the victim of the guns of Sergeant John H Jones, contributing to his eventual tally of 15 victories. Here, his pilot that day, Captain W G Mostyn, has already had a squirt using his forward-firing Vickers gun before manoeuvring their 22 Sqn machine into position for Jones to finish the job with his twin Lewis guns.


Tribute to the Air Gunners - Royal Aircraft Establishment FE2 by Ivan Berryman.

The vulnerability of early air gunners is evident in this painting as this Royal Aircraft Establishment FE 2 comes under attack from a Fokker E.III early in World War 1. Archaic in appearance, compared to their German rivals, the FE2 was nevertheless heavily armed with three Lewis guns arranged to cover almost every angle, one of them fixed in a forward firing position for the pilot to operate.


The Biff Boys by Robert Taylor.

On the morning of 30th November 1917, Lieutenant Andrew McKeever, a Canadian serving with 11 Squadron RFC, together with his observer/gunner Lieutenant Leslie Powell, climbed into their Bristol F2b Fighter and took off alone; their task to fly a solo reconnaissance patrol over Cambrai, where the decisive battle involving tanks for the first time in history was raging on the ground below - it was to prove a remarkable day. As they flew over the enemys lines they encountered a pair of German two seater observer aircraft, protected by no fewer than seven enemy Albatross DV scouts. Armed with a forward firing .303 Vickers machine gun and a ring mounted Lewis gun in the back seat, McKeever skilfully manoeuvred his aircraft to engage one of the enemy scouts, and destroyed it. As he turned to get back to the Allied lines, five of the remaining enemy Albatross fighters dived on his tail, but Lt Powell rapidly downed two of them in quick succession with deadly fire from his Lewis gun. Continuing the duel with the remaining Germans, McKeever managed to destroy a further Albatross when suddenly his observers Lewis gun jammed. The pair seemed doomed, however McKeever, showing great courage and initiative, feigned disaster by rolling his aircraft over, plummeting it towards the ground. Fooled by the manoeuvre, the German aircraft climbed away, and McKeever levelled out just twenty feet above the ground and flew back to safety. Remarkably, all of McKeevers thirty one victories were achieved at the controls of the Bristol F2b Fighter, making him the highest scoring ace with 11 Squadron, and of any pilot flying two seater aircraft during the First World War.


Deadly Partnership - Captain W E Staton and Lieutenant John R Gordon, Bristol F.2b by Ivan Berryman.

The Bristol F.2b (or Bristol Fighter, as it was more popularly known) first entered service with the RFC in March 1917 and quickly established itself as a useful and reliable fighting machine in the capable hands of the crews who quickly exploited its many attributes. The teamwork between pilot and gunner / observer yielded many success stories, both in the roles of air combat and ground attack. Here, Captain W E Staton has a stab at a Fokker DR.1 during an intense battle in April 1918 in the skies above France, whilst his pilot, Lieutenant John R Gordon keeps their 62 Squadron machine out of harms way. The combination of Gordon and Staton scored a total of 9 confirmed victories, 1 shared destroyed and 5 out of control.


Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War One.

This is the history of the best Allied fighter-destroyer of World War I and the pilots who flew it. Numerous ace teams earned the Biff grudging respect from its German opponents, as the crews operated the plane not as a standard two-seater, but as a single-seat with a sting in the tail in the form of a rear gunner with a Lewis machine gun. This book charts the development of the plane from its inauspicious beginnings to the revised model operating with a new kind of tactics. Numerous first-hand accounts and combat reports give a fascinating insight into the combat experiences of the pilots themselves.

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