The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***Moses03*** · August 9th, 2019, 21:25

Right on Green. Thought the 3-bladed prop might give moments pause.

(I see what you did there Rob).

**Green** · August 9th, 2019, 21:50

Cheers.

All I have is a model...

**lefty** · August 9th, 2019, 22:15

My first reaction was de Havilland Don, but there are too many dissimilarities, perhaps.

**Green** · August 9th, 2019, 22:49

G'day mate.

Not the Don. When they stopped looking at the model and built it - I'm pretty sure this is how the tail turned out....

**lefty** · August 9th, 2019, 23:04

Think they messed around with the tail quite a bit ! It's the Avro Athena.

They ended up with a tail about as ugly as you can get.....

**Green** · August 10th, 2019, 01:24

Well done.

All yours.

**lefty** · August 10th, 2019, 02:23

Thanks, G. Here's one that I couldn't find on a search, so if it has been here before, apologies.

I like it, anyway.

**fabulousfour** · August 10th, 2019, 02:38

First thought about Arado because of the tail, however, that was the wrong track.

That plane is the Nieuport-Delage NiD 122.

Not too bad looks for a French aircraft.

**lefty** · August 10th, 2019, 03:17

I agree on all counts, Robert -

**fabulousfour** · August 10th, 2019, 05:24

Thanks, Mike.

I guess this biplane shouldn't bother you for too long.

**fabulousfour** · August 11th, 2019, 00:58

This was the most produced aircraft of this manufacturer with about as many aircraft built of that stable as all others combined.

**fabulousfour** · August 11th, 2019, 07:51

This European manufacturer literally terminated to exist in 1940.

**cthornburg** · August 11th, 2019, 20:46

Koolhoven FK 51

Chris

**fabulousfour** · August 11th, 2019, 21:54

Finally, it is the Koolhoven.

Wouldn't have thought that this mystery would last so long.

Over to you, Chris.

**cthornburg** · August 11th, 2019, 22:12

I waited for awhile to give someone else a chance. Here's another biplane.

Chris

**lefty** · August 12th, 2019, 01:20

That, sir, is the Cox-Klemin TW-2.

It was the tail of the Koolhoven that was foxing me - it being the earlier 'Spanish' rounded model. Spent a long time convinced it was a Meridionali !

**cthornburg** · August 12th, 2019, 09:13

you got it. I knew it but the roundel on the wing helped me.

Chris

**lefty** · August 12th, 2019, 10:14

Thanks Chris. Here's a twin - not difficult but a debutante here......maybe !

**Green** · August 12th, 2019, 23:10

Tyrov/Tairov Ta-3?

**lefty** · August 13th, 2019, 00:08

Yes, G, or sometimes called OKO-6bis. Bit of a mystery ship. Over to you

**Green** · August 13th, 2019, 14:38

Cheers Mike!

**pomme homme** · August 13th, 2019, 22:20

Besson MB.411?

**lefty** · August 13th, 2019, 22:33

Think I'll leave this to our chums in Gaul, G !

**Green** · August 14th, 2019, 01:08

Originally Posted by pomme homme

Besson MB.411?

That'll do me mate.

Captioned the MB.35 - but they're closely related - on the Surcouf. Tis a model after all.

Over to you sir...

**lefty** · August 14th, 2019, 01:32

Have been doing a bit of research on the Bessons since you posted it - and am curious about the three-view in Morareau's Aeronefs de L'Aviation Maritime.

This shows a quite different tail conformation to the more commonly depicted one, which is more or less identical to the MB35, which was originally intended for the Surcouf.

I know there were only two built - wonder if they were different ?