Aircraft Photo of No Reg | Lanzius LII

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	No Reg
Aircraft Original Type:	Lanzius LII
Aircraft Generic Type:	Lanzius LII
Aircraft Version:	Lanzius LII
C/n (msn):

Location
City / Airport:	Hampton - Langley AFBMap
Region / Country:	Virginia, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KLFI IATA: LFI Local: LFI Other: -

Photo Date:	1 February 1918
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	476461

Photo Comment
One version of the Lanzius LII story says the aircraft in the photo is the Packard powered prototype of a fighter with a variable-incidence wing. It crashed but four more were ordered by the US Army in April 1918 with Liberty engines. After the first Liberty powered one (serial 40034) lost its wings the rest were cancelled. The other version is this is 40034 and a note with the photo does say this aircraft lost its wings. It might be the prototype that became 40034 when it was re-engined and handed to the Army. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland This photo was added on 12 July 2022, and has since been viewed 208 times.

Photo Comment

One version of the Lanzius LII story says the aircraft in the photo is the Packard powered prototype of a fighter with a variable-incidence wing. It crashed but four more were ordered by the US Army in April 1918 with Liberty engines. After the first Liberty powered one (serial 40034) lost its wings the rest were cancelled. The other version is this is 40034 and a note with the photo does say this aircraft lost its wings. It might be the prototype that became 40034 when it was re-engined and handed to the Army. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

This photo was added on 12 July 2022, and has since been viewed 208 times.

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