Original French WWI Escadrille BR 111 Biplane Skin Painted Swan Insignia Availability_Domestic There is a maker mark

There is a maker mark on the side of the blade

The lock plate does not have the expected remnants of the pan

Thomas Barnett started work in London in 1750 until 1800 when the firm became “Barnett & Son”

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It is marked MILLS 1916 and is fair condition with stains from long storage wear and one cartridge compartment top cover flap partially torn

Original French WWI Escadrille BR 111 Biplane Skin Painted Swan Insignia Availability_Domestic There is a maker markOriginal Item: One of a kind. Cut from the tail section of a French Great War Biplane (most likely a Nieuport 11), this is the skin or canvas fabric used to line the body of the airplane. This Swan insignia represented Escadrille BR 111 (Squadron 111) and was reportedly cut away from a crashed biplane that was shot down during the Great War. Aircraft skin section measures 27 1 2" x 19 1 4 and is offered in very good condition. History of French 111