Aircraft Identification Thread III

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OK, I'm going to give it a shot. Is it an early version of a Henschel Hs.126, or another product of Henschel? The overall lines and wing planform look similar to a 126, with the fuselage in smaller cross section to accomodate the inline engine. Close?
 
It isn't a Heinkel He-51b is it? I think that is the right designation. It is a biplane that fought in the Spanish Civil War on the side of Franco. It is if what I say is the case a German Biplane. (Please note post edited since next post was posted). Here is a picture from a URL of a model of the plane.

 
Aha I found it in my book Der Grosse Flugzeugtypen Buch by Wilfred Kopenhagen.

IVE GOT MY THUNDER BACK!!!!

It is Dornier Do-22L built by Germany and used by Germany, Switzerland, Jugoslavia, Greece, Lettland, and Finnland and only 31 were built besides 2 prototypes.

The Do-22K was a torpedo bomber and had 2 floats instead of landing gear.

Type: Torpedo-Bomber and recconnaissance seaplane
Origin: AG für Dornier-Flugzeug, Altenrhein (Switzerland).
Models: K (Kg: Greece, Kj: Yugoslavia, K1: Latvia)
and L (Landplane)
Crew: Three
First Flight:
Prototype: 1935
Production Aircraft: July 15, 1938
Do 22L: March 10, 1939
Final Delivery: 1939

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Engine:
Model: Hispano-Suiza 12 Ybrs
Type: Inline piston engine
Number: One Horsepower: 860 hp

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Dimensions:
Wing span: 16.20m (53 ft. 1¾ in.)
Wing Surface Area: 482.39 sq. ft. (45.00m²)
Length: 13.12m (43 ft. ½ in.)
Height: 4.85m (15 ft. 11 in.)

Weights:
Empty: 5,733 lbs. ( 2,600 kg)
Loaded: 8,818 lbs. (4,000 kg)

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Performance:
Maximum Speed: 217 mph (350 kph)
Cruise Speed: N/A
Range: 1,429 miles (2,300km)
Initial Climb: N/A
Endurance: N/A
Service Ceiling: N/A

The Do 22 was a warplane of outstanding performance for it's time, making the fact that it was built entirely for export peculiar. Built in Dornier factories in both Germany and Switzerland, with aircraft being sold to Greece, Yugoslavia, and Latvia. A prototype with conventional landing gear (L Model) was completed in March, 1939
 

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Okay, here is a new one. Shouldn't be too difficult for you I imagine. This is in profile but should give you enough detail to work out what it is, I hope. Think broad, this one served for ages.
 

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Full name required, even though you are right. What model though? This aircraft served right up until the Gulf War 1991 as an AEW platform for the British.
 
OK, it's an Avro Shackleton. What model, though, is a mystery to me. I know next to nothing about postwar stuff (hence my handle)
 
Ok Here's a new question
What plane got the Nicknames: Son-of-a-Bitch Second Class?
 

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