The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[fabulousfour]

Nice one, Kevin

That is the Deperdussin Monoplane on the Concours Militaire in Reims in October 1911.

[Moses03]

Spot on Robert!

I liked that 6-bladed prop. Kind of novel for the time.

[fabulousfour]

Thanks, Kevin!

Here is an easy one, hope it is solved soon since I'm probably offline for a while after Thursday morning.

[lefty]

Robert, it is the Caproni Ca.48, I think.

[Green]

Caproni Ca 48?

(Too slow!)

[fabulousfour]

It is the Caproni Ca.48, here in Argentininan service.

Over to you, Mike.

[lefty]

Thanks Robert. Here's another easy one, but a newcomer to this forum. I saw its makers once described as 'a company that rivalled the French in consistently producing ugly aeroplanes'. I think he had a point.......

[Green]

Blackburn Sidecar.

[lefty]

Indeed, G. Over to you.......

[Green]

Cheers mate!

[Moses03]

Torpedo alley with a Blackburn Firebrand.

[Green]

Indeed. One of the better looking Blackburns.

[Moses03]

Thanks Green.

Back to the water...

[pomme homme]

It looks like an early Farman Hydravion but, if so, I don't know which model!

Edit: that's no Farman - it's the Bossi hydroplane of 1913 which, according to Jane's, was 'the first Italian hydroplane to fly with marked success'.

[Moses03]

Farmanesque for sure Mike but not French...


Edit: I had faith in you Mike. It is the Bossi! (Actually the Bossi 4 to be precise).

[pomme homme]

Thank you, Kevin.

Was the photograph taken on Lake Como? If so, I assume that the sailing vessel is a Comballo but I haven't before seen one with a lateen sail.

Anyhow, as this isn't the mystery sailling vessel thread, here's an natty little sporting machine for gentlemen aviators (and I apologise, in advance, for the miniscule image size).

[Moses03]

It was Lake Como. Photo is dated March 1914.

[giruXX]

For pomme homme's mystery, I'll throw a coin on the Gabriel P 5

[pomme homme]

Yes, that's it exactly, Uli. And thank you, Kevin, for the location and date of the penultimate photo. Over to Germany.

[giruXX]

How about this midget?

[Moses03]

The diminutive Italian, Fongri De Grignani of 1931.

[giruXX]

yes, of course

[Dev One]

Which came first I wonder - Nick Compers Swift or the little Italian?
Keith

[Moses03]

I think the Swift beat it by a year or so.

Here is one that won't win many beauty contests. (Although I like the pusher layout of course).

[pomme homme]

That beauty is the SNCAN Nord N.2100 Norazur.