OK, what's this and any info?
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Benevolens Magister
Fairey Battle, possibly/probably a target tug.
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Crimea_River
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From Canadian Warplanes 4: Fairey Battle
Fairey Battle Mk. I (Serial No. R4013), with shark mouth. Austin Motor Co. Ltd. RR Merlin lll. TOS 23 Oct 1940 at Fleet Aircraft, Fort Erie. To No. 1 Training Command on 26 December 1940, for use by No. 31 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario. Category C14 damage at 14:00 on 22 January 1941, at Kingston, pilot landed wheels up. Category C crash at Kingston 10 Feb 1941, pilot applied brakes behind another aircraft, aircraft tipped up on nose. To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton on 3 September 1941. Transferred from RAF account to JATP account on 3 December 1941, still at No. 6 Repair Depot. Winter conversion kit installed by 2 December 1941. To No. 3 Training Command on 11 December 1941, for use by No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec. Assigned to workshop reserve at No. 9 Repair Depot at St. Jean, Quebec on 8 July 1943, arrived at St. Jean on 13 July 1943. Pending disposal with No. 3 Training Command from 26 July 1944. Stored at No. 9 Repair Depot. SOS 4 Nov 1944 for War Assets Corporation [682 hrs].
Fairey Battle Mk. I (Serial No. R4013), with shark mouth. Austin Motor Co. Ltd. RR Merlin lll. TOS 23 Oct 1940 at Fleet Aircraft, Fort Erie. To No. 1 Training Command on 26 December 1940, for use by No. 31 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario. Category C14 damage at 14:00 on 22 January 1941, at Kingston, pilot landed wheels up. Category C crash at Kingston 10 Feb 1941, pilot applied brakes behind another aircraft, aircraft tipped up on nose. To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton on 3 September 1941. Transferred from RAF account to JATP account on 3 December 1941, still at No. 6 Repair Depot. Winter conversion kit installed by 2 December 1941. To No. 3 Training Command on 11 December 1941, for use by No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec. Assigned to workshop reserve at No. 9 Repair Depot at St. Jean, Quebec on 8 July 1943, arrived at St. Jean on 13 July 1943. Pending disposal with No. 3 Training Command from 26 July 1944. Stored at No. 9 Repair Depot. SOS 4 Nov 1944 for War Assets Corporation [682 hrs].
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Question thought. Question answered.
I thought it was a Battle. It just looked a little "off". Love the shark mouth.
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Crimea_River
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If it's ugly, it's likely Fairey.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Blackburn has a word or two.
Kirby Morgan
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Hawker hurricane Mk 1
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... or French!
Though they have some of the neatest planes ... they just don't have any middle ground!
Crimea_River
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Ummm, no. Did you read the posts? Clearly a Fairey Battle.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Or French...
Definitely one of these, a Battle Trainer:
