 | Aircraft Identification V| Aviation Discuss Aircraft Identification V in the World War II - Aviation forums; Originally Posted by Waynos
Moving on to your photo, is it really British? It looks more French to me, like ... |
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05-26-2008, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Waynos  Moving on to your photo, is it really British? It looks more French to me, like a Farman, but if it is British is it a Parnall? | It's British, but not Parnall.
Named after a Yorkshire town.
Same name as this dog breed... 
...and it had a very distinctive wing shape.  | 
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05-27-2008, 01:27 AM
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05-27-2008, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by A4K An Airedale? | Correct Evan. Now find the British Manufacturer.
Another clue. It was built to a tender for the FAA of 1923, to replace the Blackburn R1 Blackburn and Avro 555 Bison. | |
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05-27-2008, 04:02 AM
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Country: | I don't know the historical side like you guys, but the fueslage plan is similar to the Fairey Gordon or Vickers Vildebeeste or Wellesley, so my guess would be one of those two companies. | |
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05-27-2008, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by A4K I don't know the historical side like you guys | You don't have to mate! Google! 
Googling...
"FAA 1923 Airedale"
...and you should get... FAA 1923 Airedale - Google Search
Look at the very top. | |
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05-27-2008, 04:57 AM
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Country:  | The one thing I was certain of was that I had never seen this plane before, ever.
Then I found this, pages of info, full specs, the lot, but too late 'cos you've given us the answer  
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Last edited by Waynos : 05-27-2008 at 05:02 AM.
Reason: forgot to include image, duh!
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05-27-2008, 05:27 AM
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Country: | I have some pictures, they may be obvious, or they may not. They may even have appeared on here before. If that is so then I apologise as I am still new here. Here's the first. 
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Originally Posted by Waynos Then I found this, pages of info, full specs, the lot | And you can scan Putnams better that I can! | |
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05-27-2008, 06:10 AM
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05-27-2008, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Waynos Here's the first. | The Short Sturgeon 1 (RK787). First flown by Geoffrey Tyson on 7 June 1946. A far cry from what it finally ended up looking like!
New one. This is a mock-up, but it was built and flown in quantity...  | |
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05-27-2008, 08:00 AM
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05-27-2008, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by A4K Armstrong Whitworth Argosy |  | |
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05-27-2008, 08:26 AM
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Country: | Thanks! When I was in the airforce they retired the Safe Air fleet, and two were stored on the base (ZK-SAE and -SAF). SAF got scrapped (very sad to see...) but SAE was luckily saved by some locals and moved off-base.
We were able to get into SAF, and photographed her inside and out before they scrapped her. I still have the pics (and a door lock in NZ...) | |
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05-27-2008, 09:02 AM
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05-27-2008, 09:20 AM
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Country: | Well done on the Sturgeon, it had the look of a useful fighter at first didn't it.
Here's a plane that has fascinated me for a long time. It is something very special but yet remains virtually unkown, 
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