Here it is - I had no idea this aircraft existed, let alone saw service, until I tripped over it sometime last year
. Please pardon the crude photoshopping to remove identifying markers.
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Here it is - I had no idea this aircraft existed, let alone saw service, until I tripped over it sometime last year
. Please pardon the crude photoshopping to remove identifying markers.
i can only guess that it's a finnish or russian design because of the snowy background, it has either a bomb or drop tank, and it's a two-seater so more than likely a fighter-bomber/ strike fighter... is it at least one of the Ilyushin IL models?
Here it is - I had no idea this aircraft existed, let alone saw service, until I tripped over it sometime last year
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WELLESLEY ?
manufactured by vickers i guess ?
well i don't have much knowledge of it except for the TWO SEPARATE COCKPITS which gives it away
this aircraft will be easy to guess
CLUE : it was retired before the war
HAD TO BLUR IT OUT
it had a lot of insignia's and squadron numbers
CLUE : it was retired before the war
HAD TO BLUR IT OUT
it had a lot of insignia's and squadron numbers
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It is indeed a fighter-bomber - although that's actually of a picture of the aircraft serving in Africa - so not a Russian or Finnish model. The first time I saw it, I actually thought it had a design reminiscent of some of the earlier Italian aircraft. Diego's on the money though:
WELLESLEY ?
manufactured by vickers i guess ?
well i don't have much knowledge of it except for the TWO SEPARATE COCKPITS which gives it away
That's it, nice work
. I thought I was up-to-speed on most of the aircraft that served in North Africa during WW2, but had never heard of this one. Quite a unique design, and doesn't look particularly 'British'.Not sure what your plane is - I'm afraid my knowledge is a bit limited. With a wet finger in the air, I'll say "is it French?"
this aircraft will be easy to guess
CLUE : it was retired before the war
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it had a lot of insignia's and squadron numbers
I may be mistaken but that looks a lot like a Vickers Victoria or a Vernon
vicky might be misleading so it would be nice if you can give a proper name
Close: Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1
Here is another one, for full credit need the full variant name:
Clue: Its not German, but the engines are....
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What's the plane and engine? ( besides gorgeous
no idea about the engine but... boomerang? hurricane? or spitfire. it has to be one of those.
What's the plane and engine? ( besides gorgeous
It is very much gorgeous
. Is it a version of the Tempest?
It looks like a tempest the round engine cowl would indicate a radial engine.The Tempest II had a centaurus IV radial engine. That photo seems to have 6 exhaust ports on the side but the centaurus was an18 cylinder engine. It had me beat but then I saw thisIt is very much gorgeous
Two Tempest Vs, EJ518 and NV768, were fitted with Napier Sabre Vs and experimented with several different Napier-made annular radiators, with which they resembled Tempest IIs. This configuration proved to generate less drag than the standard "chin" radiator, contributing to an improvement in the maximum speed of some 11 to 14 mph.[22]NV768was later fitted with a ducted spinner, similar to that fitted to the Fw 190 V1.[11][23]
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That's impressive research
. I just had a memory of the Tempest having a few nose configurations (because they tried a few engines with it), and the rest of the body seemed to fit, and a memory was clawing at the back of my mind - I can't claim any greater insight than that.