Three mysteries..

[Ferry_vO]

Can you guess what these three 'Thunderbirds' are ?

:icon30:

[lefty]

Oui, mon brave, je connais tous les trois.

Mais, je suis trop modeste...............

[Ralf Roggeveen]

Oui, bîen sûr, l’Écossais hirsuite avec une grande bouteille du plonque mysterieuse (et qui écrire avec le main gauche), il sait que tous les trois avoins monté par toi, mon ami, jeune Hollandais, sont des appareils Français, n’est-ce pas?

Hien? :confused: :france:

[Ferry_vO]

Now if I only would speak a bit of French..... :costumes:

[Ralf Roggeveen]

Well, we're both just saying that they're all Frogs! :costumes:

[Ferry_vO]

Yes, the Scotsman above with the big mysterious bottle in his left hand (I can read a bit of French) is indeed right if he says all three are French.

But if ya want a :icon29:, give me some names ! :d

[lefty]

I have had so many:icon29: over the last few weeks, I think someone else should have a go.

The very first serious aeroplane book I ever got was a 1954-5 Jane's (brand new!) which my father gave me for Christmas 1954. (It cost him the huge sum of four guineas - about half a week's wages in those days. The current edition costs just over £400.)

Anyway, two of these Froggie chaps were in that edition and are engraved on my memory, as is everything else in that book! The other one was around in the same era. Come on, let's have someone other than the regulars to have a shot at them!

regards

Lefty

PS the 'big bottle' was a magnum of Veuve Clicquot I got for my birthday. It is no more.

[Ralf Roggeveen]

Thanks for sharing the PICTURE of that Veuve-Cliquot with us, lefty! Sorry to be a 'regular' answerer, but this seems to have sat nearly 24 hours with many looks, no replies and someone must put Ferry out of his misery...


Not very good at French aircraft (nor at writing their language, re-reading the above, it should, of course, say qui écrire à la main gauche), but think that TOP LEFT is a Nord 1405 Gerfaut II (unless it’s the earlier 1402B Gerfaut IB?) TOP RIGHT could be a Nord 1500 Griffon. This makes me suspect that BOTTOM LEFT is another Nord – I’m pretty sure it’s not a Dassault as one might at first suspect…

:icon31: Merde! We missed ze VietCong and 'it ze French with zat airstrike!
:france: :blind: :bump: :vietnam:

[Ferry_vO]

but think that TOP LEFT is a Nord 1405 Gerfaut II (unless it’s the earlier 1402B Gerfaut IB?) TOP RIGHT could be a Nord 1500 Griffon.

Almost right on the top left one, is is the earlier 1402 Geraut; Top right is indeed the Griffon ! :icon29: :icon29:

The last one in not a Nord though..

[lefty]

OK, so I got thirsty again!

It's a Sud-Ouest S.O. 9000 Trident.

[Ralf Roggeveen]

OK, so I got thirsty again!




With that bottle?!? O Irony, thy name is lefty!

No doubt he is right about the Sud-Oeust...I'll try to post a few mysterious mysteries tomorrow morning...

...and so to :sleep:

[Ferry_vO]

OK, so I got thirsty again!

It's a Sud-Ouest S.O. 9000 Trident.

:icon29: Cheers, Mike !