The What is it? Game

[Airframes]

Prototype Whitley mock-up ?

 

[herman1rg]

I think it might the front turret of a Whitley

Edit: one minute behind Terry

 

[buffnut453]

Whitley?

 

[Graeme]

It is a turret mock-up that was never fitted and it is British. However it isn't a bomber. If you look very closely you can just make out the cockpit at the extreme left.
First flight was in 1934.

 

[GrauGeist]

Hawker Hotspur, perhaps?

 

[nuuumannn]

Westland-Hill Pterodactyl V turret fighter.

 

[Graeme]

That's the one Grant.

A couple more of the proposed turret...

 

[nuuumannn]

Righto, I'll put something up over the next day or so. School hols with the wee yuns right nooo.

 

[nuuumannn]

What

Try this.

 

[GrauGeist]

Flash Gordon's space ship!

 

[wingnuts]

Yep, it's the Viking at Brooklands.
Here's the (almost) complete aircraft.


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The military (RAF) version was the Valetta, and later the Varsity, slightly bigger and with tricycle landing gear

 

[nuuumannn]

The military (RAF) version was the Valetta, and later the Varsity, slightly bigger and with tricycle landing gear

Indeed, but the Viking also served as a military aircraft; the first export customer was Argentina, which used the type as military transport. This survivor was reputedly Juan Peron's personal transport:

Viking

 

[Graeme]

Hi Grant.
Your porthole above - does it belong to a seaplane?

 

[Airframes]

Looks familiar, but can't place it - thinking F-84, but only vaguely.

 

[nuuumannn]

Graeme, no. Terry, I'm kinda expecting you to be familiar with this one in particular, but not an F-84. Hint, WW2 and water does play a part.

 

[Graeme]

, WW2 and water does play a part.

British anti-submarine Grumman Avenger?

 

[nuuumannn]

No Graeme, but close.

 

[buffnut453]

Hellcat fighter-recce variant?

 

[nuuumannn]

Hellcat fighter-recce variant?

Yup. On display at the FAA Museum, Yeovilton.

Hellcat KE209

 

[rprosperi]

BF-108 Taifun ?