The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Dev One]

Being speedy makes quite a change, Just got lucky & found her via Wiki!!!
Now to see if I can post the next easy challenge.

[pomme homme]

It looks like one of the aeroplanes involved in the 1918 Isle of Grain ditching trials.

[lefty]

It's the Westland Walrus, a much-modified DH9A, via Armstrong-Whitworth !

[Dev One]

Well done Lefty, I thought it was too ugly to last very long, A wee dram for ye! (Can't find the smilie...)
Keith

[lefty]

Thank you Keith. I started with the DH 9 and worked it out from there - with the help of this interesting contribution -

http://aircraft-photographs.s3-websi...r-biplane.html

Here's another vintage piece - has been here before but quite a few years back -

[Dev One]

Thanks for the link Mike, Very interesting.
Keith

[lefty]

Yes - I'm not quite sure how a couple of Brisfit photos managed to find their way in there, though...

[Sopwith Chameleon]

........... Its a bit of a Rotter ........

[Moses03]

High aspect ratio wings, is the Feiro Dongo Sir.

[lefty]

Yes, the Hungarian special. Over to Texas -

[Moses03]

Thanks.

Sticking with the biplane theme.

[Moses03]

This one-off showed up during WWI but was not used for military purposes.

[Moses03]

On display circa 1917. Was said to have featured some innovations that were forward thinking but not sure what those were. USA built and flown.

[lefty]

Relieved to see it has a motor.....gave up looking for jet biplanes.....

[fabulousfour]

I think this is the S S Pierce Sporting Tractor.

[Moses03]

Yup, that first photo was a little tough but it is the Pierce.
Over to Robert.

[fabulousfour]

Thanks, Kevin! Maybe the novelty at this bird was the sleek fuselage? At least quite modern for its time.

Here we go with another floater.

[lefty]

Looks like a Gourdou-Leseurre GL.832HY, but is it ???

[fabulousfour]

Close enough to me, Mike.
It is the prototype Gourdou-Leseurre GL.831 which looks a bit different to the production type GL.832.

Over to Scotland

[lefty]

Thanks Robert. Here goes my third attempt to get an answer posted - had everything including the photo lined up and the Submit Reply button is the signal for getting thrown out again ... grrrr !

Another item on floats....

(thanks for the 831 - I new there were differences but couldn't pin it down)

[giruXX]

Travel Air E-4000 ???

[cthornburg]

Keystone Puffer in Canada

Chris

[lefty]

Chris got it. The Puffer is of course basically a Huff-Daland Duster.

Two were acquired by the RCAF in 1921 (or 1927 ?) - this one had military markings but they also apparently had civil registrations - maybe someone could expand on this ??

Anyway, over to Chris.

[cthornburg]

Nice little 30's style.

Chris

[srgalahad]

Chris got it. The Puffer is of course basically a Huff-Daland Duster.

Two were acquired by the RCAF in 1921 (or 1927 ?) - this one had military markings but they also apparently had civil registrations - maybe someone could expand on this ??

Anyway, over to Chris.

June 1927
Operational notes here: http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_xa_zz.html (scroll down to G-CYZH, G-CYZI)
I surmise that, while acquired by the RCAF, once they were seconded to the Agriculture Department and used for 'civilian' operations they were assigned civil registrations - to avoid the appearance of military use, or because they were operated by the civilian side of the government.