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Old 10th Sep 2012, 10:34   #7601 (permalink)
 
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Sabredog - you cunning old fox...... You have control....




PS Eight throttles in the left hand!
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Old 10th Sep 2012, 14:24   #7602 (permalink)
 
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Many thanks,aviate1138. I was hoping to use that one myself!
The next should not last very long;
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Old 10th Sep 2012, 22:20   #7603 (permalink)
 
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Faithfull Annie...?
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Old 10th Sep 2012, 23:53   #7604 (permalink)
 
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Annie..? This is probably a British-built aircraft given the compass type and style of engine instruments.
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Old 11th Sep 2012, 05:53   #7605 (permalink)
 
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WW2 British single-pilot large 'plane. Twin-engine. Bomber?
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Old 11th Sep 2012, 05:57   #7606 (permalink)
 
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From the stable of Handley Page ?
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Old 11th Sep 2012, 06:45   #7607 (permalink)
 
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Not the Avro Anson,Sycamore. Nor Handley Page,Brian.
Twin engine bomber is correct though.
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Old 11th Sep 2012, 20:10   #7608 (permalink)
 
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley ?
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Old 11th Sep 2012, 20:52   #7609 (permalink)
 
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That's the one,Brian. The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley.
YHC
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Old 11th Sep 2012, 21:33   #7610 (permalink)
 
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Thank you. Here is the next challenge:
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Old 11th Sep 2012, 22:01   #7611 (permalink)
 
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Bristol Brigand,Brian.
Once again, I had hoped to use that on my next challenge!
Open House.
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Old 12th Sep 2012, 00:18   #7612 (permalink)
 
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Yes, the Bristol Brigand. As Terrence requested, it is OPEN HOUSE.
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Old 12th Sep 2012, 09:31   #7613 (permalink)
 
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Open House! Try this one:-
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Old 13th Sep 2012, 23:42   #7614 (permalink)
 
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Nice chairs - American?
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Old 14th Sep 2012, 04:46   #7615 (permalink)
 
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Is it a Convair 240?
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Old 14th Sep 2012, 07:39   #7616 (permalink)
 
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Cunliffe-Owen Concordia?
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Old 14th Sep 2012, 09:21   #7617 (permalink)
 
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VX275, not the Cunliffe-Owen Concordia I am afraid.
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Old 14th Sep 2012, 10:48   #7618 (permalink)
 
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It was a wild stab in the dark for an obscure British twin
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Old 14th Sep 2012, 11:28   #7619 (permalink)
 
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This aircraft was not built in the UK it was built on the continent of North America.
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Old 14th Sep 2012, 12:07   #7620 (permalink)
 
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Good afternoon Mel,

Just having a quick lunch break and looking at your last clue and the possibility of a glimpse of a broad flat nose through the windscreens, I wonder if it may be the CCF Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster ??
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