The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**pomme homme** · July 29th, 2023, 03:25

I hafner clue!

**Sopwith Chameleon** · July 29th, 2023, 04:26

Originally Posted by pomme homme

I hafner clue!

........ perhaps you should try a new Raoul ......

**AndyG43** · July 29th, 2023, 06:20

R, you two!

https://helimuseum.com/heli.php?ident=revoplane

Looks like PH's turn.

**pomme homme** · July 29th, 2023, 08:44

As I have exhausted the few items that I had 'in stock' and won't have time to look for anything else before next Monday, if anyone would care to step into the breach, in the meantime, I'll be most grateful to them.

**cthornburg** · July 29th, 2023, 13:08

For all you trimotor fans just found this one.

Chris

**cthornburg** · July 30th, 2023, 13:16

It's all USA. A mod. of a production aircraft.

Chris

**cthornburg** · July 31st, 2023, 13:02

It's a mod. Convair L-13 I couldn't read the N number because the pix was so small.

Open House

Chris

**dan_pub** · August 21st, 2023, 06:49

What is this ?

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Bonus points for where and when.

***srgalahad*** · August 21st, 2023, 07:32

Because it's been so quiet in here, I'll interrupt the serenity and toss out a guess.

Temco TE-1B (T-35A), and going for the bonus, Saudi Arabia, late 1950's

Or it's something else, somewhere else...

**dan_pub** · August 21st, 2023, 11:37

Pretty good shot. Yes it is a Temco Buckaroo.
According to my file it is a TE-1A rather than B, but that is more than close enough.

For the bonus, you are also pretty close:
Location is not quite Saudi, but Middle East indeed.
Time period is offby about 10 years, tough.

You do get the baton with honors. Do you care to try and refine your bonus shot ?

***srgalahad*** · August 22nd, 2023, 08:06

Originally Posted by dan_pub

Pretty good shot. Yes it is a Temco Buckaroo.
According to my file it is a TE-1A rather than B, but that is more than close enough.

For the bonus, you are also pretty close:
Location is not quite Saudi, but Middle East indeed.
Time period is offby about 10 years, tough.

You do get the baton with honors. Do you care to try and refine your bonus shot ?

First things first: having found your possible source, we move to - Israel, 1948-50

It's almost as bad as French aircraft, and proof Wiki is, at best, a 'second source' (I wasn't using it).
They are all over the place with their "A" and "B"s. Of note: "Both Italy and Israel bought a single TE-1B Buckaroo in 1948.", but the Israeli AF calls it a TE-1A and notes that it was powered by a Continental C-145 although the only engine Wiki lists is the Franklin. Matters not - it's a TE-1 (A/B) but there might be a story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temco_T-35_Buckaroo

Onward with this crazy little number...

**dan_pub** · August 22nd, 2023, 08:52

Indeed, full bonus points for Israel 1948-49.
Congrats.

**Sopwith Chameleon** · August 23rd, 2023, 05:17

Originally Posted by srgalahad

First things first: having found your possible source, we move to - Israel, 1948-50

It's almost as bad as French aircraft, and proof Wiki is, at best, a 'second source' (I wasn't using it).
They are all over the place with their "A" and "B"s. Of note: "Both Italy and Israel bought a single TE-1B Buckaroo in 1948.", but the Israeli AF calls it a TE-1A and notes that it was powered by a Continental C-145 although the only engine Wiki lists is the Franklin. Matters not - it's a TE-1 (A/B) but there might be a story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temco_T-35_Buckaroo

Onward with this crazy little number...

....... its certainly a bit Batty ......

**AndyG43** · August 23rd, 2023, 05:19

Originally Posted by Sopwith Chameleon

....... its certainly a bit Batty ......

Ding!!!! Looks like Wallace & Gromit could have made it.

***srgalahad*** · August 23rd, 2023, 06:01

Originally Posted by Sopwith Chameleon

....... its certainly a bit Batty ......

yes, the Taylor Watkinson Dingbat
Certainly better than being an outright Twit. Have a beer, sir!

and a small pint for Andy who arrived 2 minutes late

**AndyG43** · August 23rd, 2023, 15:03

I got sidetracked, concentrating more on trying (and failing) to work out what model the ice cream van was?

***srgalahad*** · August 24th, 2023, 07:03

Originally Posted by AndyG43

I got sidetracked, concentrating more on trying (and failing) to work out what model the ice cream van was?

Well, that's a better alibi than " my dog ate my homework while I was waiting for the bus that hit a giraffe that was walking through the roundabout..."

- I will offer a WAG that it was a Thames.

**pomme homme** · August 24th, 2023, 07:41

If this is evolving into the Historical Ice Cream Vans Society, then my money is on a Bedford CF.

**Sopwith Chameleon** · August 24th, 2023, 08:56

........ My money's on the Bedford too ....

moving on with a nippy Delta ....

**AndyG43** · August 24th, 2023, 10:24

My first thought was the Thames, but they had that a very distinctive look about them, which that doesn't have. So, yes, the Bedford seems the most likely.