Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, Luzern, Dokuzentrum

Flugzeug und Piloten

Pilot Marcel Doret und Mechaniker vor Flugzeug in Thun

Dating

1925

Persons

Aero-Club der Schweiz (Schweizerischer Aero-Club, Aero Club der Schweiz, AeCS) (1901), Sammler/in

Walter (Walter F.) Dollfus (1898 - 1978), Sammler/in

Gottlieb Schneiter, Fotograf/in, signiert

Marcel Doret (1896 - 1955), Pilot

Marcel Doret (1896 - 1955), Porträtierter

Description

Pilot Doret und Mechaniker vor Propellerflugzeug F-AH auf der Allmend bei Thun.

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Rückseitig gestempelt: "Photo G. Schneiter / Thun, No....", und handschriftlich mit Bleistift beschriftet: "Der Flieger Doret und sein Mechaniker in Thun Almend [Allmend]".

Object type

Original photos

Geography

Aufnahmestandort: Thun Allmend

Material / Technique

Fotoabzug, schwarzweiss

Dimensions

17.4 x 23.5 cm 17.2 x 23.2 cm

Inventory number

VA-25137

Rights

Fotonachweis: Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, Luzern (Foto: Gottlieb Schneiter, Thun)

Designation text

Nachlass Aero-Archiv (Aero-Club der Schweiz), Donation von Walter Dollfus, Zürich. Konserviert mit der Unterstützung von MEMORIAV

Legend

Pilot Marcel Doret and mechanic in front of the aircraft in Thun 1925 In 1925, Switzerland purchased two all-metal Dewoitine D-1 fighter aircraft in France. The picture shows the two machines (F-AHAC and F-AHAD) at the end of the successful delivery flight from Paris to Thun with chief pilot of the Dewotine factory, Marcel Doret (1896 - 1955) and a mechanic. The aircraft were given the registration numbers 671 and 672 and were used for troop trials. Following successful trials and after the failure of his own development in wood, Emile Dewoitine was employed by the Federal Aircraft Factory in Thun. He subsequently developed the Swiss Dewotine D-27 and D-26 military aircraft which were built in large numbers. Bequeathed to the Aero-Archiv (Swiss Aero Club), donor Walter Dollfus, Zurich. Conserved with support by MEMORIAV. Photo credits: Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne (photo: Gottlieb Schneiter, Thun) The photograph is one example from the well over 100,000 pictures in the Swiss Museum of Transport photo collection. Around 4,000 photos have been digitised and can be called up on the terminal in the documentation centre in Lucerne (in German). The online collection is being constantly expanded.