Aircraft Identification V - Page 176 - Aircraft of World War II

Graeme · 01-01-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by briyeo

So it has to be the Westland Westbury

Very nice briyeo! Yep, the Westbury, scanned from an article (Aeroplane-August 1993) by Tony Williams on "Heavy Guns of the RAF". The caption describes the illustrations as an "artists' impressions", however my understanding is the Westbury was fitted with and fired the COW gun.

briyeo · 01-02-2009, 09:14 AM

Thanks to Captain Dunsel, I wouldn't have known what that gun was Im afraid.

Well I dont suppose this one will fox you for very long.

Graeme · 01-02-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by briyeo

Well I dont suppose this one will fox you for very long.

Sorry briyeo, but it's illustrated in the same article. You found it while researching the COW?

New one.
What British jet does this belong to?...

Waynos · 01-02-2009, 06:15 PM

Miles Sparrowjet Graeme?

This one is a bit different. If you like it I will do some more. This plane was built and flown, but by the time it was this picture was very much out of date, what was it called (and yes, it flew under the same name and designation)

Graeme · 01-02-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Waynos

Miles Sparrowjet

Yes indeed!

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Originally Posted by Waynos

This plane was built and flown, but by the time it was this picture was very much out of date

Hmmm...an eight-engine civil flying boat? Original H-4 design? Did the number of engines change in the eventual design?

Waynos · 01-02-2009, 07:55 PM

Yes, you've got it it. this was the first picture of the Hughes Hercules, published in 1944. How would you feel about some more 'what did I become' type images. any good?

Graeme · 01-03-2009, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Waynos

How would you feel about some more 'what did I become' type images. any good?

Sounds fine to me Wayne. What I was trying to get at above was that if the original artists impression differs greatly from the completed design, this could be very difficult. I was starting to wonder if your image could have been an early design for the Saunders-Roe Princess, that changed with design improvements. Since the engine number didn't change, Hughes' monster remains a prime candidate. (Does that make any sense?).

Sorry, but this is all I could up with at the moment. The completed aircraft didn't look very different...

Waynos · 01-03-2009, 08:09 AM

Well, it reminds me very much of the Breguet STOL transport 941 with the tail of the 940, which would explain the design evolution?

On the H-4, or HK-1, the number of engines is probably the only thing that stayed the same.

Graeme · 01-03-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Waynos

Well, it reminds me very much of the Breguet STOL transport 941 with the tail of the 940, which would explain the design evolution?

Too easy for you Wayne! Yeah, it was the original design for the Breguet 941 but it looked somewhat different to the completed version. The design staff at Breguet must have been very busy in the early sixties...

Very late here, too late to look for another "what did I become" attempt, so I'll toss this into the ring instead...

Airframes · 01-04-2009, 10:08 AM

Just a quick stab... Blackburn Roc?

Waynos · 01-04-2009, 06:12 PM

I think it looks like a Wirraway, or at least related to it?

Graeme · 01-04-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Airframes

Just a quick stab... Blackburn Roc?

Nice stab Terry! Missed vital organs but you certainly were thinking along the lines that I had intended. I was hoping that it looked like a Blackburn product and in fact I was originally going to post this image, but it kinda looked too obvious with the roundels, undercarriage layout and general outline...

...and being a sick bastard, I love "belly" shots and thought I found something similar that would fool the masses, but then along comes Wayne...

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Originally Posted by Waynos

I think it looks like a Wirraway, or at least related to it?

Did you spot the Koala in the Eucalypt tree in the background?

To finish it off all you need to do is google "Goddess of Agriculture."

Patoruzu · 01-05-2009, 08:20 AM

Happy New Year for all

The australians, If I remember well, did a convertion from a Wirraway to a CROP DUSTER this was the CAC CA28 Ceres, isnt it?

Graeme · 01-05-2009, 05:04 PM

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Happy New Year for all

You too Patoruzu!

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CAC CA28 Ceres, isnt it?

It sure is!

Airframes · 01-05-2009, 05:59 PM

You know, my first thoughts were along those lines. Then I thought, Nah! too easy, he wouldn't do that....!!
Bother!

01-02-2009, 06:15 PM	#2629
Waynos Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 914	Miles Sparrowjet Graeme? This one is a bit different. If you like it I will do some more. This plane was built and flown, but by the time it was this picture was very much out of date, what was it called (and yes, it flew under the same name and designation) __________________ BlondeValkyrie - Bugger off and host your OWN pictures you thieving twat Last edited by Waynos; 01-02-2009 at 06:35 PM.

01-02-2009, 07:55 PM	#2631
Waynos Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 914	Yes, you've got it it. this was the first picture of the Hughes Hercules, published in 1944. How would you feel about some more 'what did I become' type images. any good? __________________ BlondeValkyrie - Bugger off and host your OWN pictures you thieving twat

01-03-2009, 08:09 AM	#2633
Waynos Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 914	Well, it reminds me very much of the Breguet STOL transport 941 with the tail of the 940, which would explain the design evolution? On the H-4, or HK-1, the number of engines is probably the only thing that stayed the same. __________________ BlondeValkyrie - Bugger off and host your OWN pictures you thieving twat

01-04-2009, 06:12 PM	#2636
Waynos Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 914	I think it looks like a Wirraway, or at least related to it? __________________ BlondeValkyrie - Bugger off and host your OWN pictures you thieving twat

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01-02-2009, 09:14 AM	#2627
briyeo Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Derbyshire - UK Posts: 6	Thanks to Captain Dunsel, I wouldn't have known what that gun was Im afraid. Well I dont suppose this one will fox you for very long.

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Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8,748	Just a quick stab... Blackburn Roc?

01-05-2009, 05:59 PM	#2640
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8,748	You know, my first thoughts were along those lines. Then I thought, Nah! too easy, he wouldn't do that....!! Bother!

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