Silhouette challenge

[teusje]

Not a Fiat, and not Italian.

[MReyn24050]

Judging by the tail markings I guess the aircraft is either French or from the USA?

[Lightning Mate]

Ah so Glasshopper Mel,

In Photoshop "greyscale", blue shows up darker than red and green.

[teusje]

It's American

Only three of this model were built in 1919, and it was found not airworthy after a few test flights in 1921

[MReyn24050]

Interesting the wing struts are similar to those of the Potez 49TOE. This aircraft appears to be smaller than the Potez and has balanced ailerons.

[teusje]

No connection to the Potez though.

[skytrain10]

Evening or should I say morning!

It looks very much like the Orenco D2 PW-3...the version with the oversize ailerons?

Late night, so time to say good night!

[teusje]

You got it Skytrain. Control to you.

[skytrain10]

Thanks teusje....an excellent but frustrating challenge. I looked at the PW-3 early yesterday evening but of course it was the standard aircraft pictured in Aerofiles, so I moved on. But your clue later on lead me back to it for a closer inspection!

Have a go at this one:

[HarmoniousDragmaster]

Anything to do with the Luscombe Rattler?

[Walter-Karl]

Perhaps the RM-12 by Radu Manitacide (Romania 1953) ?

[skytrain10]

Sorry HD, nothing to do with the Luscombe Rattler, however.......

Good call WK , it is indeed the RM-12 from Romania:



You have control

[Lightning Mate]

WK,

Got your PM - standby.

PM (x3) waiting for you.

[Bradenav]

Who could help

This is NOT a challenge!

Bonjour

Found on the LEMB site ,this ebay picture .

I can't ID it : looks like a Miles ,or Parnall, or Percival ...

Who could give a name to this pretty bird ?

Merci

Richard

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[Lightning Mate]

A wild guess at Klemm.....

I don't think it's captured British.

[HarmoniousDragmaster]

I'm not so sure, it looks exactly like a Miles Magister with added glazing

[Lightning Mate]

Aren't the access flaps on the right on the Magister?

I wonder where Walter has gone.

[skytrain10]

Initial thought was a Miles Monarch.....but not aware that any were captured....will have to do some digging!

[Bradenav]

Hello

I think the cowling is very "Miles" looking or at least "Gipsy" looking.
I don't believe it's german :the Hirth cowlings had not this look .
Could it be Italian ? Many Italian planes were impressed in the Luftwaffe after September 1943 ...

[HarmoniousDragmaster]

I wouldn't know LM, but even so the image may be mirrored? Not now sure its a modified Magister. The nose topline looks a little too flat, there's more of a slope on the Maggie and there are differences with the cowling, hmmm