The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**lefty** · May 2nd, 2011, 22:10

Dave, with great respect, these would be a lot harder if the answer wasn't actually displayed on the photo !

We'll let you post another - in the meantime, I'm still struggling with Moses' 'flying' (??) tuna !

**Dave_Kent** · May 3rd, 2011, 05:06

sorry, colour blind, didn't see it

**Dave_Kent** · May 3rd, 2011, 05:13

Please give this one a try

**Dave_Kent** · May 4th, 2011, 05:32

Gentlemen?

***Moses03*** · May 4th, 2011, 06:57

I have been working on it. Found several close calls but no exact match. Do you have a bigger photo? The empennage looks like a biplane setup.

**lefty** · May 4th, 2011, 07:07

Me too. Very Farman-ish. Don't think it's a Brit - but the tiny wee pic is a bit of a hindrance.

***Moses03*** · May 4th, 2011, 09:39

This the Societa Italiana Aviazione (S.I.A.) IS 5 bomber of 1916?

I posted a very similar S.I.A. bomber previously that John spotted. Maybe the same one? Can't seem to find it using the search function though.

**Dave_Kent** · May 4th, 2011, 12:37

It is the S.I.A. bomber, that had a couple of different designations. The one I have seen most often is S.I.A. 14b. Regrets about the photo size, but there don't seem to be too many shots of this one.

Dave

***Moses03*** · May 4th, 2011, 16:33

Rgr on the S.I.A.

How about this unfortunate fellow?

**Hurricane91** · May 4th, 2011, 17:54

Originally Posted by Moses03

How about this unfortunate fellow?

Good heavens!!! Did this thing fly?

***Moses03*** · May 4th, 2011, 18:16

Yes it did. Just not very gracefully...

**lefty** · May 4th, 2011, 23:37

Weird cockpit configuration - wonder why they needed a crew of three anyway ??

The Great Lakes XTBG-1.

***Moses03*** · May 5th, 2011, 04:14

The station in front was for the torpedo guy. Loads of fun.

for Mike.

**lefty** · May 5th, 2011, 13:22

Sorry for the delay, chaps.

This one's no beauty either.......

**lefty** · May 6th, 2011, 01:56

Another view of this clumsy fighter/reconnaissance machine. Big manufacturer.

***Moses03*** · May 6th, 2011, 04:34

Looks like a Latecoere or Breguet.

**lefty** · May 6th, 2011, 07:10

Neither, I'm afraid. Getting close, though......

**Hurricane91** · May 6th, 2011, 07:36

A bit Farman-ish?

Edit; Excuse me, "Farman-esque". Not beautiful, perhaps sublime.

**lefty** · May 6th, 2011, 13:28

You can cross Farman off the list.

Quite a big brute, too.......

***Moses03*** · May 6th, 2011, 16:26

This one is new to me. Have a feeling it fell through the cracks at aviafrance!

**lefty** · May 6th, 2011, 22:08

No, it appears in Aviafrance, but with no pic and a totally misleading description- as a biplane. One of their few blips.

It is the Lioré et Olivier Leo-8.

OH please, fellows.
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