Well as Mike was generous to me with the Morane, I shall replay the compliment - this is the one and only Mauboussin M.124 - F-BAOF.
Over to France
PS bearing in mind previous embarrassments with French designations, maybe I had better append a photo of the tail unit !
In an embarassing endeavour to compensate for the low resolution of the image below, here's a triptych of a little parasol wing aeroplane - which is a touch more obscure than the preceding Morane Saulnier and Mauboussin products.
A little help, gentlemen? French, 1930s and homebuilt.
Hey Mike, I assumed as much but this one must have evaded my frequent trolls though the periodicals of the time.
Flitting about Guyancourt in 1932 thanks to a 50cv six cylinder Anzani radial.
Ah well, I don't think that this one is going to go. So it's time to move on. This little aeroplane is the Henri Vacher Monoplan de Tourisme of 1932. Open house, please.
Hmm. I had this in my archives, a 1938 dated Anzani powered Vacher monoplane. Must have been a later design.
It's the same aeroplane, Kevin. My images came from the 10 November 1932 issue of Les Ailes. The text of the cutting that you've posted says that it is the 1932 aeroplane which M Vacher updated in 1938. He reduced the surface area, added a canopy and made the wings to fold. Unusually for this type of aeroplane at this time in France, this one appears to have been a survivor. I suspect that it didn't survive for many more years after 1938.
If I can get this working - not easy today ! - I'll continue the parasol theme with this wee fellow -
Kevin, I sent you a PM with a dropbox link. Let me know if you don't receive it. I've been getting a lot of "server busy" errors on here and not sure if it went through. Thanks!
Think we're all back on stream again - the bold Ickie has repelled the nasties - so we'll see if anybody can get the little monoplane. It is from a European country where I have been well refreshed, sometimes doubly or triply !.
I think we need a more tangible clue Mike. Otherwise have no idea!
I thought that the reference to doubles and triples might be to Belgian beer. But, if so, I failed to find a tubby little parasol monoplane, on the Belgian Wings website, that matches Mike's offering.
Mike knows his beers - and is correct with theattribution.
Actually, this machine does feature on the Belgian Wings site, but in its later (1934) configuration, much modified. But still tubby.....
Not the Mulot AM20 by any chance?Originally Posted by lefty
Mike knows his beers - and is correct with the
Actually, this machine does feature on the Belgian Wings site, but in its later (1934) configuration, much modified. But still tubby.....
Cheers
BG
That's it, BG, more or less. This is the original 'Labor' built by Maurice Mulot in his spare time. He was a Frenchman who worked for SABCA, and this flew in June 1925, registered as O-BAFS, with a Valsin motor lent by SABCA.
It reappeared in 1934 as OO-AFS in its better-known form below. Over to Italy
That's it, BG, more or less. This is the original 'Labor' built by Maurice Mulot in his spare time. He was a Frenchman who worked for SABCA, and this flew in June 1925, registered as O-BAFS, with a Valsin motor lent by SABCA.
It reappeared in 1934 as OO-AFS in its better-known form below. Over to Italy
Here's another (presumably later) view of O-BAFS with the smaller tail....
Nice one, Keith. M.Mulot didn't waste his spare time !
Thanks Lefty!
Mine was really a stab in the dark!
However here's my next offer....
Cheers
BG
the Wedell-Williams XP-34?
Hello my friend!
She's from the States all right but not Wedell Williams....
Cheers
BG
Boeing P-29
Chris
Hi Chtornburg sorry for the delay!
It's a Boeing all right but I have it as a 264! Anyway that's good enough for me and you're welcome to proceed......
Cheers
BG
Chtornburg is 100% right! This was called by the USAAC XP29 and by the factory Boeing XP940 (Model 264) then there was a YP29, YP29A and finally YP29B...
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Floater
Chris
I think it is a russian floater Mikhelson MK1 of 1923
Cheers
BG
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