No, the V-tail was the the Potez-Air Fouga Magister - which was the rival to the Morane Saulnier MS.755 Fleuret (which the Paris was based on). The Fleuret lost out to the Magister...
Cool...pretty distinctive nose setup on this crate. From the looks of this photo, it was taken while it was a gate guard...not sure what it's condition is today.
I noticed the E219 has some propaganda ispired paint on it..
As for the pic a post or two above, it almost looks like a nose glazing of a A-20 Havock/Boston(?) crossed with a B-24 Liberator, so its definately seems American..
Really good guess, Glenn, but Jim nailed it right off the bat!
It's the Stearman X-100, designated the XA-21. There was only one airframe built and the the original configuration was the greenhouse canopy. It was later changed to allow for better pilot visability.