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Old 6th Aug 2008, 23:21
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Yes it is a very rare aircraft. No flying examples exist. First flight in 1935.
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Old 7th Aug 2008, 21:47
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Time for another clue: The factory was destroyed during WW.II, and the company did not resume production.
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Old 7th Aug 2008, 23:31
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Koolhoven F.K.49?
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Old 7th Aug 2008, 23:40
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S'land is correct You have control.
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Old 8th Aug 2008, 00:26
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Thanks Bri.

I had a real beauty ready until I checked the list to find that it had already been done. This one, however, I could not find in the list.

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Old 8th Aug 2008, 06:57
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Hey S'land, is that a Fairchild?
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Sorry, not a Fairchild.
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Norduuyn Norseman?
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Indeed, it is a Norduyn Norseman. A Mk IV, to be precise.

You have control, sir.
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Old 9th Aug 2008, 02:52
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Next challenge

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Old 9th Aug 2008, 04:45
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Bri,

I've been offline for a while and so have only just seen the answer to your "twin Gipsy cockpit". In future, please warn us in advance if you are going to post such an ugly aircraft

Even without the flat tire/tyre, I think it should be called the "Unkoolhoven F.K.49"

The factory was destroyed during WW.II, and the company did not resume production.
Good job, in my opinion.
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Old 10th Aug 2008, 20:16
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Casa C-201 ?
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Old 11th Aug 2008, 02:53
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Hi Bri - Sorry not the CASA 201. This aircraft was produced in the USA.
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Convair 240 / 340, T29, C131, R4Y etc .... Keith ?
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Old 11th Aug 2008, 23:16
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Hi Keith - It does have two big radial engines, but it is not from Convair. (Or Martin.)
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Old 12th Aug 2008, 05:58
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It looks immediate post-war. I've ruled out Dee Howard and the OnMark Marskman, as the panel in the challenge photo looks like an original design. I was considering the Lockheed Saturn, but the over-head fenestration doesn't match. Is it perhaps a prototype?
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Old 12th Aug 2008, 10:12
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Here is a clue which should make it easier.

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Planegill's challenge

Possibly the Chase YC-122?
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Old 13th Aug 2008, 00:10
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Yes, Mel has it. The Chase C-122 Avitruk. (I knew those windows would give it away!) You have control.
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Next challenge

Thanks Planegill, yes it was the cockpit window configuration that gave it away.I was thinking the aircraft was earlier than the late 1940s and early 1950s. Here is the next one:-

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