Hanriot HD1 Willie Coppens

[jollyjack]

The Belgian ace Willie Coppens, known for balloon busting, flew the Hanriot HD1 mainly.

Doing a search on him he seemed to have worn out quite a lot of planes.

 

This is a version i concocted so far, but tips are welcome.

There was some text behind the cockpit i could not find, probably on his popular blue painted plane. I will post it later on Haluter's.

 

Edited August 11 by jollyjack

[BMA_Hellbender]

Beautiful, thank you!

 

The text behind the cockpit is "Nemo me impune lacessit" (None shall attack me with impunity -- the motto of the Order of the Thistle), you can see it clearly on this photograph (though not sure if it's this actual Hanriot, Coppens had 6 of them or so):

[jollyjack]

Great pic, Is this the blue Hanriot?