This heavy bomber of 1916 was designed by Duperron, built by Niepce and financed by Fetterer. It was a original trimotor powered by 220hp Renault engines: one “tractor” in the nose and two “pushers” mounted on the lower wings in huge nacelles which also housed a gunner at the front. Another gunner had his gun stand in the middle of the fuselage. During its tests the machine was not well-liked, being too heavy and cumbersome. It seems some critics at the time stated the D.N.F stood for “Do Not Fly”. No production was undertaken and the Niepce and Fetterer’s company continued with its profitable aircraft repair work.
Our subject in some state of disrepair and some friends, with moustaches, of course.
Aviation Rapture 