The What is it? Game

[pbfoot]

Anson

 

[Airframes]

Yep, starboard bomb bays on an Avro Anson. Well done, your turn.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I didn't even know the Anson had bomb bays! Great photos

 

[pbfoot]

I'll pass on the choosing a pic

 

[Airframes]

OK then. Another one to be going on with.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

P-51 w/Malcom canopy?

 

[Airframes]

Nope. First clue - it's not American.

 

[johnsonkid]

Yep, Harrison and Jamie got it. It's a B25C Mitchell II. This is the one which becam known, in the UK, as Grumpy. The pics were taken circa 1988, just after it arrived at Duxford, UK, before being painted in RAF colours. The aircraft is rare in that it was actually one of a batch to serve with the RAF, although most of the war it was in Canada as a training aircraft. Got the serial and details somewhere!

 

[Crimea_River]

I vote Firefly Terry.

 

[Geedee]

I really need to spend more time on this site !.

Dont think this is a Mustang as the armour plate behind the pilots 'headrest' is the wrong shape. To me, the colouring looks Naval and it also looks to be quite a tall bird judging from the angle the piccie is taken at, so that rules out a Seafire.

I'm going to chuck in a Gannet ?

And welcome aboard Johnsonkid

 

[Airframes]

Well Gary, J Kid looks like a spammer to me, having quoted a piece of text from a previous post, for no apparent reason.
But you got it matey, the Hippocroccofrog of carrier aircraft, the Fairey Gannet.
Methinks it's time for one of your trying ones !

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

What a contraption!!!!

 

[Geedee]

Methinks it's time for one of your trying ones !

Okeydokey chaps....try this one.

 

[norab]

Hot air balloon?

 

[T Bolt]

Antenna array at the top of Dr. Frankenstein's castle

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

The top of the control tower in Gary's back yard.

 

[pbfoot]

Duxfords restored Montgolfier Bros hot air balloon

 

[Airframes]

Or Jan's 'Judy' catcher .......

 

[vikingBerserker]

Isn't that Cuba's defense against low flying B-1s, "Trees?"

 

[Geedee]

Its not a hot air balloon although I can see why you'd think that
Its not the antenna array on top of Dr Frankensteins castle…he's gone cable now !
Aaron….I wish !!!
Its not DX's Montgolfier Bros balloon
I returned Jans 'Judy' catcher last week !
And the B1's just put their windscreen wipers on !

You guys cracked me up this morning ….bleedin nutters….just what I needed….having a real bad day and its not even 09:00hrs !!!

Rightyho…some clues while I get my coat ready for a hasty retreat……

It's an….
American
Single seat
High wing
Tail-dragging polymorph ! (that bit means it has variable wing geometry).
The pilot…and on occasion female wing walker !!!...are required to wear specialist clothing.

And the biggest clue…I saw it Oshkosh back in 2004 !...and I have absolutely no idea what its called !. It is however 100% totally unique and should be readily identified, so a photo gets the win !