The What is it? Game

[SaparotRob]

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What is this?

Nicely done, sir. I was going with Waco myself.

 

[Wurger]

Nicely done, sir. I was going with Waco myself.

No wonder. The design based on the American Waco CG-4 glider.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Damn, you guys are good. It is indeed and argentine one off glider based on the WACO. Never heard of it until today.

 

[windhund116]

It's an Argentinean I.Ae. 25 Manque transport glider.

The Argentines had paratroopers? Or regular ground troops used this vehicle?

Thanks!

 

[GrauGeist]

The Argentines had paratroopers? Or regular ground troops used this vehicle?

Thanks!

Several South American nations had fairly advanced militaries, particurlarly Argentina, Brazil and Chile.

 

[Wurger]

I agree.

 

[Wurger]

The Argentines had paratroopers? Or regular ground troops used this vehicle?

Thanks!

Airborne Troops

Halcon Army Model M49 Sub-Machine Guns.

www.militariarg.com

 

[windhund116]

Airborne Troops

Halcon Army Model M49 Sub-Machine Guns.

www.militariarg.com

Great resource! Learn something new, everyday.

 

[Graeme]

Never heard of it until today.

Hi Jim!.
You posted pictures of your library somewhere - looked like you owned every issue of Air Enthusiast/International?
I can direct you to where the Manque is described and illustrated.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Please do!

 

[Graeme]

Please do!

Look at Air Enthusiast Volume 2 - which corresponds to April 1972 - pp207. Transport Gliders - The Rise and Demise of a Weapon - Part Two.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Thanks brother!

 

[windhund116]

What plane is going after that P-38, in this photo?

 

[GrauGeist]

KI-43

 

[Graeme]

Not much to go on.
Big radial up front?
Taken from a B-17?

Focke Wulf Fw-190??

 

[GrauGeist]

Not much to go on.
Big radial up front?
Taken from a B-17?

Focke Wulf Fw-190??

Yeah, I was just guessing.
No context - poor photo quality.

It could be a Fiat G.50 for all we know...

 

[Graeme]

You could be on the money Dave. Pacific Theatre you think?
Is that a Japanese bomber gun?
I can't tell.

 

[Graeme]

It could be a Fiat G.50 for all we know...

Yep. Not enough detail Winhund - unless this is a significant moment in WW2 we should be aware of?

 

[Graeme]

 

[windhund116]

KI-43

Very close. Photo from a Japanese reconnaissance plane.

Sorry for poor quality. It's a still frame from a combat film (which I can't find information on eBay or Amazon).