The Garland-Lincoln LF-1 (Lincoln-Flagg-1) is a replica

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

Nieuport 28 The Nieuport 28 C.1, a French biplane fighter aircraft flown during World War I, was built by Nieuport and designed by Gustave Delage. Owing its lineage to the successful line of sesquiplane fighters that included the Nieuport 17, the Nieu ...

aircraft used for movie stunts and reenactments.''Popular Aviation,'' June 1937.

Design and development

The LF-1 was built in Glendale, California specifically to represent a World War I Nieuport 28 fighter for movie stunt work. Designed by Claude Flagg, the aircraft was commissioned by Garland Lincoln, a pilot and supplier of aircraft for motion picture work. Three examples were built. While similar in appearance, the aircraft is shorter than the Nieuport it replicates, with a

radial engine The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is ...

that is much more powerful. Other modifications included the substitution of a steel tube framework and a one-piece upper wing without dihedral. Garland Lincoln

Operational history

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Frank Tallman Frank Gifford Tallman III (April 17, 1919 in East Orange, New Jersey – April 15, 1978 in Santiago Peak, Trabuco Canyon, California) was a stunt pilot who worked in Hollywood during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the son of Frank Gifford Tallman ...

and

Paul Mantz Albert Paul Mantz (August 2, 1903 – July 8, 1965) was a noted air racing pilot, movie stunt pilot and consultant from the late 1930s until his death in the mid-1960s. He gained fame on two stages: Hollywood and in air races. Early years Ma ...

in other film and television work. While still owned by Tallmantz, the aircraft appeared in television shows including "Get Smart", "The Twilight Zone", and "My Three Sons." In the early 1970s the LF-1 was named "Snoopy" when the Red Baron first appeared in Charles M Schulz's Peanuts comic strip. Schulz used the aircraft to promote Snoopy as the Flying Ace at publicity events. In 1975, Frank Tallman piloted the repainted LF-1 to appear in ''

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''. Tallman was hospitalized after the aircraft collided with high tension wires and crashed during filming. He offered the damaged aircraft for sale and Brent Moné, as of 2012, owns the aircraft.Gay, Melinda
"Snoopy's Flying Aircraft."
''Red Baron Flyer'' (Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport), Issue 21, October 2009.

Specifications (Garland-Lincoln LF-1)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Cheesman E.F. (ed.) ''Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War''. Letchworth, UK: Harleyford Publications, 1960, pp. 98–99. * Cooksley, Peter. ''Nieuport Fighters in Action (Aircraft No. 167)''. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1997. . {{Refend

External links

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Replica aircraft