The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***Moses03*** · January 23rd, 2019, 10:04

Holding back can lead to stress I have heard. That is why they invented pubs...

for Robert on the Brothers Kasyanenko contraption.

**fabulousfour** · January 23rd, 2019, 11:02

Back to floaters again.

**cthornburg** · January 23rd, 2019, 12:00

Vought V85Chris

**fabulousfour** · January 23rd, 2019, 12:22

You have it, Chris.

**cthornburg** · January 23rd, 2019, 17:16

a very famous name in aviation

Chris

**giruXX** · January 24th, 2019, 02:15

indeed if I am correct: a Wiley Post A, perhaps?

**cthornburg** · January 24th, 2019, 06:06

you got it.

Chris

**giruXX** · January 24th, 2019, 07:46

Let's try this optically similar thing

**pomme homme** · January 24th, 2019, 12:12

Bassou FB.41 F-PEPL.

**lefty** · January 24th, 2019, 13:17

or indeed F-WEPL .......

**giruXX** · January 24th, 2019, 23:17

correct on the SCAL (Bassou) FB.41 Rubis, F-PEPL at the time of the photo

**pomme homme** · January 24th, 2019, 23:42

Thank you. I shall be out all day today so maybe it's sensible to declare open house.

**wout** · January 25th, 2019, 01:51

To keep you busy till the next photo challenge turns up.
European, post-war, 4-engined, 6 built (as usual other numbers float around on the net), two engine makes, examples registered in 4 countries, one is in a famous museum, last product of famous company.

***Moses03*** · January 25th, 2019, 05:01

Shot in the dark...Potez 840 Walter?

**pomme homme** · January 25th, 2019, 09:26

You could also have said, Walter, that the remains of one have been rotting away on Shetland for nearly forty years after a wheels up landing at Sumburgh.

I'm now back home and thus will try to find the next mystery this evening.

**wout** · January 25th, 2019, 11:45

Hi pommehomme

. Sorry, forgot about that one. Looking forward to your next mystery!

Hi Kevin

. When you made your made your shot in the dark, you must have been wearing night vision goggles. Spot on!
Built as P-840 (2 with Astazou engines), P-841 (2 with PT6A engines), P-842 (2 with Astazous again). Registered in France, Germany, USA and Morocco.

Have a nice weekend all!

***Moses03*** · January 25th, 2019, 11:48

Have a nice weekend as well.

Let's see what Mike can scare up for the next mystery...

**pomme homme** · January 25th, 2019, 14:03

I'm afraid that my stock levels are low at present. Thus the following is the best that I can offer at the moment.

**pomme homme** · January 26th, 2019, 12:09

Phileas Fogg might have been comfortable with this mystery!

**fabulousfour** · January 27th, 2019, 00:08

The plane doesn't seem to have been built for long trips.

**pomme homme** · January 27th, 2019, 01:10

Indeed. Wiley Post wouldn't have chosen it when a Lockheed Vega could manage it in a tenth of the time that the eponymous valet did!

**lefty** · January 27th, 2019, 02:50

OK, Mike, enough hints. The flivver is the De Marçay Passe-Partout.

**pomme homme** · January 27th, 2019, 07:13

Indeed it is. Over to the other half of the Auld Alliance!

**lefty** · January 27th, 2019, 10:16

Back to the water..

**lefty** · January 28th, 2019, 04:55

If I tell you that there are two, or possibly three designations for this machine, it may give you some inkling as to its country of origin......

(Mike, the Auld Alliance was an unsubtle Gallic ruse, intended to drive a wedge between Scotland and England in order to weaken their resistance to invasion!)