Still no guess's.
1 - equal span 3 bay biplane
2 - design work began 1914
3 - tractor configuration
4 - V-8 powered
5 - crew of 2
6 - 4 blade propeller
7 - lower wing was of equal chord,upper wing increased in chord from the center section to the wingtip
8 - first flew 1915
9 - fitted with a radio transmitter & receiver powered by a wind driven generator
10 - basket of carrier pigeons was carried as a back up for the radio in case of a forced landing
11 - 936 built
12 - served 1915 to 1933 13 - anti submarine patrol work was it's principle role 14 - twin ustepped main floats 15 - folding wings could be swung out from the cocpit using a hand winch 16 - a MAJOR first was accomplished by this plane
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