Aircraft Identification V

p47thunderbolt · Mar 3, 2008

Another favorite of mine:

looking familiar?

Storch · Mar 3, 2008

Yes very easy it's The Phoenix!!Different part of a Fairchild C-82!

What about this plane:

Wildcat · Mar 3, 2008

Krabat42 said:
O.K. next one. Not much of a quiz but I liked the picture:

GAF Lincoln Mk.31. Australian built maritime patrol version.

p47thunderbolt · Mar 4, 2008

Brilliant, Wildcat!Often the little differences (Avro/GAF) make the difference...got me beat on that one....

Storch.......Amiot 110S?

Krabat42 · Mar 4, 2008

Half a point each for thunderbolt (for being faster) and for wildcat (for being exact). I should have known better than using an australian type.

A4K · Mar 4, 2008

I thought that was a Lincoln!

Wildcat, was there a noticable difference between the GAF built machines and their Avro counterparts? No.75 (NZ) sqn. also used Mk.31s in the RAF, but I think the nose was a bit different (?) - especialy round the nose turret.

Storch · Mar 4, 2008

hello for my plane it's bot an Amiot .

It's a Poland aircraft;

Wildcat · Mar 4, 2008

A4K said:
I thought that was a Lincoln!

Wildcat, was there a noticable difference between the GAF built machines and their Avro counterparts? No.75 (NZ) sqn. also used Mk.31s in the RAF, but I think the nose was a bit different (?) - especialy round the nose turret.

I'm no expert on the Lincoln, but would assume 75 sqn would have used either the Lincoln I or II model. The Mk 30 was the variant produced in Australia which I believe was similar to the British version bar a few interior modifications. The Mk31 was a unique Australian model being a Mk30 modified with an extra 6 feet added to the nose to house ASW equipment and its operator.

Graeme · Mar 4, 2008

Storch said:
hello for my plane it's bot an Amiot .

It's a Poland aircraft;

Ahhhh...Not French or Russian (a lot of similar looking French ones!) Then it's the Nikol A-2. Thanks for the tip Storch!

A new one...

PS Storch, a little more on the Phoenix here...

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/fairchild-provider-c-119-flight-phoenix-10311.html

p47thunderbolt · Mar 5, 2008

That looks like a Mack truck

A4K · Mar 5, 2008

Ah, THAT's why it looked strange then, Wildcat, thanks!
I'm no expert on the Lincoln either, but as I'm (painfully slowly) building the aircraftof the RNZAF/ RAF NZ sqn's in 1:72, I'll have to tackle this one at some stage.

Krabat42 · Mar 5, 2008

Is this from a tandem gear?

Graeme · Mar 5, 2008

Another unusual looking Lincoln version was B.2 (RF561) testing radar in an elongated nose in 1949.

p47thunderbolt said:
That looks like a Mack truck

Inside the 'Mack truck'...

Graeme · Mar 5, 2008

Krabat42 said:
Is this from a tandem gear?

No. But I must admit Krabat I never thought of that as a possibility! Good thinking!

Storch · Mar 5, 2008

That right Graeme, it was the Nikol A-2.

For your..... ...... I haven't got idea!

May be Convair?

p47thunderbolt · Mar 5, 2008

I first thought B-36 or B-47, but no.....

Krabat42 · Mar 5, 2008

Can't be that hard: Big fuselage, probably used as a trainer for wiring operators and since it's from Graeme, it's probably Australian

Graeme · Mar 5, 2008

Two more clues which should provide the identity. First one is the man above standing on the left in the interior shot is Lord Brabazon and the second is this leading edge shot...

p47thunderbolt · Mar 6, 2008

that one?

Graeme · Mar 6, 2008

Yep. The mighty Bristol Brabazon!

p47thunderbolt said:
having been very busy elsewhere recently (changing tires on my P-47, spring is near)

Been meaning to ask you Chris, your P-47 in your Avatar? And you on the left?

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