The What is it? Game

[Capt. Vick]

BELL P-83?

 

[GrauGeist]

BELL P-83?

The Bell XP-83, one of the little known U.S. jets of WWII...you are correct, well done!

Your turn, Jim

 

[Capt. Vick]

I just learned about this one a couple of days ago. Care to guess?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Dam Jim, nice! I thought it was the front corner of the Shelby Cobra!

 

[Airframes]

That's ugly, so it has to be the French subsidiary of an English company, Les Avions Blackburn !
Or maybe it's Japanese ....................

 

[Capt. Vick]

Dam Jim, nice! I thought it was the front corner of the Shelby Cobra!

That was my SECOND guess!

That's ugly, so it has to be the French subsidiary of an English company, Les Avions Blackburn !
Or maybe it's Japanese ....................

Very good guess Terry!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

No more clues? I have been searching to no avail.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Still searching.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I believe there where only two made, perhaps pre-war and you already know it's Japanese... Come on guys, you're letting me down.

 

[Airframes]

Prototype Honda Civic ??!!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I have searched photos for almost four days now and haven't found diddly.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Mitsubishi I believe...

 

[Capt. Vick]

Well, I think we have had enough of this. The plane is a Mitsubishi K7M (or Mitsubishi Ka-18) was a 1930s Japanese experimental crew trainer built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Navy to replace the K3M. (from Wiki)

 

[Airframes]

It has a slight look of the Blackburn Botha - I wonder if it performed in a similar fashion ? !!!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Try this one. I honestly don't know what it is.

 

[GrauGeist]

That sure looks like a Caproni Ca.313, but the open cockpit is throwing me.

I know the Ca.313 had a few different types of cockpits: conventional, greenhouse, etc.

 

[WJPearce]

Praga E-51

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Dave, I think you may be right. I have a profile of a Caproni. 314. Looks very similar, but has retractable landing gear and a enclosed cockpit. The German Night Attack Squadron 1./NSG9 used one in January of 1944 according to my source.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I found something to the contrary. Mr. Pearce appears to have it. Way to go sir. We'll have to wait for Jim to confirm though.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Your guess is as good as mine. Like I said I have no idea what it is, so if you say it's a Praga, and you have czeched (pun intended) then it's you turn bother. Good going!