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.
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.
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.
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!)
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