What Cockpit? MK V

[MReyn24050]

Kitbag

Well done.
Mel

[Kitbag]

Be gentle

As this is my first time you will be gentle with me, won't you?

OK, here goes:

[treadigraph]

Cor, forgotten about the Seastar, nice one!

[windriver]

British.. Mil.. Early fifties - Off beat??

Short Seamew?

[Kitbag]

Not Brit
Military
Not early fifties (or late fifties either!)

[windriver]

wheeeeeeee.. 1 out of 3. I`m getting the hang of this

[Woods]

WW II, US Navy carrier aircraft?
Woods

[Kitbag]

Yes, yes

[windriver]

Grumman
Avenger

[Kitbag]

No, not a Grummans product, this one is a bit bigger.

[pigboat]

Time for a WAG. Curtiss Helldiver?

[Speedpig]

Douglas Dauntless SBD (3 or 5)?

[Kitbag]

Indeed it is the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, sometimes called 'the Beast'. Disliked when introduced to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless, one squadron commander claimed SB2C stood for 'Son of a Bitch 2nd Class'. Vice Admiral Mitscher actually wanted to bring back his old SBDs back for a while so distrustful of it was he. It did however give sterling work in its later variants.



Your turn pigboat

[pigboat]

I've got nothing on tap Kitbag. You're doing well, go ahead with another.

[Kitbag]

OK then, should be quick with you lot

[MReyn24050]

Kitbag's challenge

Just a WAG the Gloster Meteor III used to test the MB Ejection seats.

[Kitbag]

Good spot re the seat but...

Sorry, not British, and definitely no MB components

[MReyn24050]

Kitbag's challenge

How about German. The first use of ejection seat was made by the germans. The Heinkel 162 Salamander (a.k.a. Volksjäger) used the ejection seat.Could it be this one?

[Kitbag]

I believe you're correct about the first use of an ejection seat, but this isn't a He 162

[aviate1138]

Dornier 335 perhaps? Twin in line fighter. Had a prop at the back so the ejector seat helped the pilot clear the 'mincer'
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