The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[& Co.]

According to my very rusty French, 'Alerte' was a sort of rapid-response maritime aviation programme to which several types were designed (FBA, Paul Schmitt, etc).

Rusty french my foot
I've done some further digging, and it seems (without guarantee, though) that these 'alerte' floatplanes were designed to patrol coastal waters nearing harbours to find out and drive off enemy submarines.

Read more HERE. Glad if it's of any help.

[DHC2Pilot]

Actually Lefty, I neglected to photoshop out a very small clue....seek and ye shall find. :mixedsmi: I wouldn't focus too much attention on the landscape though.

[Moses03]

Some kind of trainer with the Turkish Air Force?

[DHC2Pilot]

Turkey would be a good place to look - keen eye there Moses.

[DHC2Pilot]

My rickety bucket of bolts has lasted far longer than I expected. Finding something that makes you guys scratch your head is a rarity indeed.

[Moses03]

White flag is up here. Don't know about the rest of the crew.

[lefty]

So far have found about 500 aircraft wearing the crescent and star. But not this one. Please reveal all !

[DHC2Pilot]

You were searching for the Resit MMV-1 (prototype). Here's the later version (larger V.Stab, different cowling, etc.) - only 1 was built.

[DHC2Pilot]

Next up.....

[lefty]

Hmmmm, looked at the MMV and dismissed it because it looked totally different (tail especially). There you go.....

Now for this wee horror that doesn't look 'right' at all.

[Moses03]

This the Cairns AG-4?

[DHC2Pilot]

On the mark Moses, the Model A or AG-4.
Over to you Sir......

[Moses03]

Thanks for the brew.

Been awhile since we had one that looked like this...

[lefty]

On more familiar ground here - Romano R-120..

[Moses03]

Didn''t think it would last long. for Lefty.

[lefty]

And this one will disappear even more quickly, methinks.

[Moses03]

Looks decent enough but didn't make the cut. The Loire 250.

Another one for the "quickie" bin?

[Ferry_vO]

N.V.I. (Nederlandse Vliegtuig Industrie) F.K. 33 from 1925.

[lefty]

Ah ha ! That one smoked you out, Ferry. F.K.33 it is, of course.

Tell me, did Mr Koolhoven start producing under his own name immediately after this ?

[Moses03]

Ah ha ! That one smoked you out, Ferry.

Yup! I knew Ferry would not let us down. Over to the Flying Dutchman-

[Ferry_vO]

The last aircraft made by the N.V.I. was the F.K.34, also from 1925. From 1926 Koolhoven started to design and built aircraft under his own name.

Here's another floater:

[wout]

Laplan La-471 made in Russia. Possibly it was originally designed by Khrunichev as the T-471

[Ferry_vO]

The stays in the Netherlands! Thought it would go to Texas for sure.. :mixedsmi:

[wout]

Thanks Ferry, we beat Moses03 because of the time difference in our favour.
This one is notapc3 and comes from a country far, far away.....

[wout]

A picture will help, I guess