The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

No hints just yet. Want to see some sweat on this one. Hehe.

[lefty]

Perspiration over. It's a Polikarpov PR-5.

(Told you it was French)

[Moses03]

Well done Lefty! Around 215 of these were built apparently. Who knew?

Fire at will-

[lefty]

Thanks, Kevin.

We've had a few twin commercials recently - here's another one.

[Moses03]

Lefty has wandered into Latvia with a VEF JDA-10M.

[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?

[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.

[& Co.]

Perverting an innocent child into Matrix and flightsimming - shame on you

[lefty]

What a blessing that that dear child takes her looks from her mother.......

Well, stap me vitals, our Moses spotted the Sea Rover in an instant, my hearties - a pint of grog for the cap'n, mateys.... Over to thee, Jim lad !

[Moses03]

Well she won't be watching the Matrix anytime soon but I will get her started on plane spotting!

What a blessing that that dear child takes her looks from her mother.......

Agreed!



Hope I don't seem too "pushy" on this next beauty:

[srgalahad]

that is toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy
Even featured in a current thread upstairs in the Outhouse
But I did have to take a second look to realize it was the moon and not a halo

I AM having a devil of a time restraining myself though.

[Ferry_vO]

I AM having a devil of a time restraining myself though.