The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

Right. The next one (if I get a chance) is going to be a toughie.

(Fancy trying to get a Latvian past Moses. Tut tut. )

Open the cantina and have one on me, dear boy.

[Moses03]

Found this photo hanging above the cantina bar...

[lefty]

And very elegant she is too - a worthy bar-room pinup. A Clark 46 Duramold.

[Moses03]

Yeppers. Also known as a Fairchild F-46A.

Here comes a stinker no doubt!

[lefty]

You said it - I'm feeling what your neighbours would call ornery !

[Moses03]

This one has a French feel as well. Not sure at this point.

[Ralf Roggeveen]

More likely to be Russian, but can't pin it down!

[lefty]

No, Ralf, our Moses' garlic detector hit the spot...........

[Moses03]

Thought I was on the right track with a couple of obscure Hanriot & Potez models but the trail went cold. Worked up a good sweat though.

[lefty]

Any other takers or do we move on? (Where is &Co these days ?)

[& Co.]

Very busy I'm afraid, no time for research :(
I do pop in every now and then and I only see stinkers

Hope you're all well. Sounds like

[lefty]

Good to hear from you, Yann - as this was a French stinker, I thought you could shed some light on it !

It is a Descamps A.2 reconnaisance aircraft from around 1926. A bit of a mystery outfit indeed. M. Descamps was a designer for Anatra in Russia during WWI - my Russian source talks of a Mr Dekan, presumably the same bloke !

Anyway, back to my favourites - the floaters. Here is what seems to be a real babe magnet....

[Moses03]

Eastman E-2?

[& Co.]

Aaaaaah!!! M-M-Moses, is that you? :D

[Moses03]

Hehe, no not me. It's a character from a movie.

Here is a recent pic of my daughter and I having a go at flight simming.