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10-18-2008, 06:24 PM
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| It looks familiar to me, but I can't place it. It looks like it might be of US origin, or at least use an American engine. It looks like a single seater, given the canopy. (the canopy being rather distinctive as well) Is it a fighter? |
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10-18-2008, 06:53 PM
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| It does look a bit like an A-33 though. (the gear match, the canopy lookswrong, and I'm not sure about the fuselage)  |
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10-18-2008, 09:05 PM
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| Good spot on the engine KK, its a Wright Cyclone. However the engine and canopy have been modified from the norm, quite a lot actually. The plane in the picture has had a rear gun turret removed from behind the pilot, but that was only experimental anyway. it was quite different to begin with but the main fuselage, wings u/c and tail have not been altered at all.
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10-18-2008, 10:48 PM
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| Fairey Battle? (that was, in fact, one of the first things that came to mind with the long fuselage and the wing) |
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10-19-2008, 05:10 AM
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Rehashed Battle (R7439) built by Fairchild-Canada, in Quebec?  Google Image Result for http://base13.glasnet.ru/text/ap/battle/09-4.jpg | |
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10-19-2008, 07:33 AM
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| more pics...
__________________  "A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II - |
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10-19-2008, 03:21 PM
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| Yes thats the one, well spotted. Looks quite different doesn't it?
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10-19-2008, 04:08 PM
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10-19-2008, 04:55 PM
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| here's another one...
__________________ "A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II - |
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10-19-2008, 06:48 PM
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| So it was the Fairey Battle IIT turret trainer. (the IT was the Merlin powered one) The new one looks interesting. |
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10-20-2008, 03:46 AM
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| Last edited by Emilio Lafuente; 10-20-2008 at 04:52 AM. |
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10-20-2008, 04:44 AM
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| Interesting plane, any more info? And a new one Last edited by kool kitty89; 10-20-2008 at 04:48 AM. |
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10-20-2008, 04:48 AM
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10-20-2008, 04:50 AM
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| That was fast... Was it because I left the name in the file name? (I realized the mistake and went back to edit, but you got there first) |
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10-20-2008, 05:36 AM
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__________________ "A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II - | |
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