The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

Lefty! Over to you.

[lefty]

Time for another floater.

[Moses03]

Avro 584 one-off fitted with floats for RAF seaplane training.

Edit: Feel pretty confident so I will go ahead with the next one. Going to be out of pocket all afternoon and possibly this evening.

Any takers on this unusual design?

[Moses03]

Where did the barkeeper go?

This one has been around in mystery threads before. The origin should be pretty obvious...

[lefty]

Well I haven't seen it before. Obviously American, but whether I will live long enough to trawl through you-know-where is doubtful!

Landing must have been 'interesting'.

[FlyTexas]

Look like a Fairchild 22 that has gone through some wild modifications.

Brian

[& Co.]

Landing must have been 'interesting'.

It had to take off before...

Kevin "Wild Tex Breast" strikes again

[Moses03]

Not a Fairchild but a Felio SP-2. An interesting stinker!


Doubtful if this one will remain on the board for long...

[Moses03]

No takers? Nothing tricky, just a UK special...

[lefty]

OK, it is a Boulton Paul P15 Bolton, a one and only.

As, I think, was this Cyrano de Bergerac special.......

[Moses03]

Did the boy scouts get a merit badge for building this one?

[lefty]

If they did, they were Californian Boy Scouts.

OK, this was a horror, so we'll move on. It is a Volpar 4000 turbobrop Beaver, (believe it or not), a one-off. (And it's missing from that site too, Kevin) 1972-ish.

Something more accessible.

[Moses03]

I think Lefty was exacting revenge for the Felio.

The new one is a Junkers Ju 49. Another one-off. Europe is asleep so will press on with this smart looking amphib-

[Ralf Roggeveen]

Europe awakes! Is it a Supermarine Seagull ASR? Cancelled project of the late '40s, though I think they may have used the name Seagull for another aircraft.

[Moses03]

Right-o Ralf! Over to you-

[Ralf Roggeveen]

Been rigging a model ship & fiddling about with fs flightplans all day. We are just getting snow off the Russian Arctic, a nice present from Vlad the Putin - which was a good excuse not to wash the car. Anyway, it's white all over now & I'm hoping not to be able to drive anywhere (like work) tomorrow!

You may like to try this one:

[grumpos]

Bristol 146.

No snow in my part of Scotland yet, Lefty must be hoarding it.

Best wishes
Steve P

[Ralf Roggeveen]

to grumpos. It's a bit deeper here this morning & the sky remains black at nearly 07.00...I am not inclined to make a 15 mile journey on country roads. Don't like the idea of getting snowed in at the other end either. I shall stay at home & have a go at grumpos's mystery!

[lefty]

Only a sprinkling in Fife - so far.

[grumpos]

Ok chaps, try this one for size...

[lefty]

Coventry Ordnance Works Biplane No 10.

[grumpos]

Yep, thats the little begger. Foaming ale for Lefty.

[lefty]

Thank you, sir - mulled grog more appropriate for today, I fear !

Sticking to elderly ladies, who is this dame ?

[Moses03]

Bleriot BL-73?

[lefty]

Blériot 73 it was indeed.

(Still off the sauce, although my four weeks is up. May have a wee dram or two on Friday, but otherwise am concentrating on getting the weight off. 19 pounds lost so far !!)