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03-10-2008, 03:40 AM
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Country:  | Loos like a Fokker of some description to me, except for the tail. | 
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03-10-2008, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by p47thunderbolt  From a very well known movie | If you say so Chris...never heard of it.  Quote:
Originally Posted by Krabat42 Stunt pilot was a Frank Clarke. | Must be honest, never heard of him. Quote:
Originally Posted by A4K Loos like a Fokker of some description to me, except for the tail. | Definitely a Bellanca, A4K. From this site. Possibly a Pacemaker or Skyrocket. Found a Wikipedia entry for 'Flying Deuces' describing it as a biplane?! Aviation Films - F | |
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03-10-2008, 06:43 AM
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Country:  | Not a flying film in the regular sense, true... 
I did not find the exact type of plane anywhere, but Graeme is certainly right, it should be one of those two Bellancas. An international thing, by the way.An american aircraft from an italian designer, disguised as a french plane...with an english copilot (not to be trusted, iŽd say...)...  | |
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03-10-2008, 08:18 AM
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Country: | Never heard of Frank Clarke either, but I think Chris meant Stan and Ollie. At first I thought it was Paul Mantz flying but this was probably even before his time. Quote: |
Found a Wikipedia entry for 'Flying Deuces' describing it as a biplane?!
| Yes, I arraived at the same article. Never believe a wikipedia article which you haven't written yourself.  I was looking for "french foreign legion in popular culture" and there was this Laurel & Hardy movie. Thank god for the internet. | |
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03-10-2008, 08:26 AM
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03-10-2008, 08:01 PM
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Country: | Vampire. two seat trainer version.
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03-10-2008, 11:42 PM
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Country:  | If anybody's interested there are a few more pics of the hybrid B-24/B-17 that I posted a while back in posts 145 and 146 in the Feel Free to Ask Me thread in the Pic Request forum. They're closeups of the nose that are stills taken from a video. Couldn't figure out how to link to them directly. Sorry. | |
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03-11-2008, 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Wildcat Vampire. two seat trainer version. | Gotta be. But no nose wheel or cannon cover.  | |
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03-11-2008, 02:57 AM
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Country: | Yepp, Vampire trainer is correct. The slits for the cannons are just visible below the orange colour field. It's only the restored nose section on display, so there's no wheels to be seen.
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03-11-2008, 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Krabat42 The slits for the cannons are just visible below the orange colour field. Krabat | Upon closer inspection you're correct Krabat. I'm old and the eyes are poor!
Here's one I found while looking for the Vampire nose. Nose guns and dorsal turret of what aircraft?... 
And for bonus points, identify the following control columns with...
B-17 Fortress
Heinkel 111
Hampden
Wellington 
And for an extra extra bonus point...
Which is the MiG 15 and MiG 17? 
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03-11-2008, 05:33 AM
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Country: | O.K. I know these pics. I'm sure they are somewhere on my harddisk. But first for the Bonuses:
Blue is the MiG-15 (35 degrees wing sweep), Red the MiG-17 (45 degrees wing sweep).
Column C is He-111 (can be swung to the right), A is a B-17 (must be an early model, found a pic of an underwater wreck, a B-17E). I believe B is from a Hampden, the lever is probably the single fixed .303 gun, so D must be the Wellington.
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03-11-2008, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Krabat42 But first for the Bonuses | Nicely done Krabat! All 'bonus' points correct. Quote:
Originally Posted by Krabat42 found a pic of an underwater wreck, a B-17E)
Krabat | Is there anything on the internet you can't find?  | |
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03-11-2008, 08:38 AM
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Is there anything on the internet you can't find?
| Well, I didn't fing cockpit photos of the Hampden and Wellington showing the control column.
And back to your quiz pic: Is it American? A twin?
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03-12-2008, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Krabat42 And back to your quiz pic: Is it American? A twin? | Both, but a civil aircraft. One was converted (armed) and sold overseas. "X" marks the gun placements...  | |
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03-12-2008, 12:50 AM
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