The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

You can strike USA, Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia from your list...

[lefty]

Guessed that much, Think you can strike Japan off too. Which leaves China (don't think so) or, more likely, South America.

Not getting anywhere with this one.

[Moses03]

Time to move on. This one is from down under, the Hinkler Ibis. Designed and flown by famed Aussie aviator Bert Hinkler. http://bundabergonthe.net/hinkler/achievements.htm

I had thought that he flew the Ibis from England to Australia (hence the historical bit) but he actually did that in an Avro Avian while as a test pilot for Avro.


Here is one from a company not known for biplanes!

[lefty]

Indeed, sir ! At first I plumped for Dornier, but it is of course a Messerschmitt 22.

Here's something a bit more recent

[Moses03]

Well done on the M-22.

[3/7charlie]

Curtiss SC-1 seahawk on wheel gear.This was the the US Navy's last cat launched seaplane, appearing late war, and staying in service untill 1949. It also had a cameo in Herge's Tintin and the Red Sea Sharks, along with surplus Mossies. Wright R-1820, .50 cals( 2 or 4? can't remember) Radar, bombs, rockets. How about it, Paul Clawson?
3/7charlie, Tanker Tramp,Lifelong Radial stoker,CYXX.

[lefty]

YoHo ! A new kid on the street ! (with comprehensive knowledge of lots of things.....)

SC-1 it is - over to you for a new mystery, sir. Do your worst.

(Paul Clawson ?????)

[3/7charlie]

Hey, Lefty. Thanks,and cool thread. had me stumped on more than a few. Bur for now I'll turn the mystery over to you, as I still have not figured out how to up load a pic, here or foto chumbucket. working on it. But I'll toss out a quick trivia question. Name the aircraft involved in the only confirmed case of a pilot scoring a gun kill...on his own aircraft.

"Son; some times it 'jus 'aint your day!" - Granpaw Pettibone, Senior naval avaitor.
3/7charlie

[3/7charlie]

Oh,Yah. Paul Clawson .Freeware developer. has a jones for naval and cat,launched seaplanes. does some interesting stuff. I have always been suprised that no one has taken on the SC-1. Or the Supermarine ASR1 seagull.
3/7charlie.

[lefty]

OK, but honestly, Photobucket is really easy - even a senile old technonumbskull like me can do it !

Back to the water, then, although this one has climbed onto terra firma....

[Moses03]

Looks like a Saro at first glance. Not sure at all.

[lefty]

Not a Saro. Those are diesel engines, by the way - that should be the key.

[lefty]

....and she's all the way from Motown !

[Moses03]

I guess the forward raked windscreen should have been a red flag.

[Ferry_vO]

Towle TA-3 Flying Boat?