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Old 13th Jul 2010, 08:37
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Wow this is my first correct answer! I've nothing to post so im going to offer OPEN HOUSE!!
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 08:38
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OH?

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Old 13th Jul 2010, 08:48
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I guess from the cars its a yank? A weird one, or maybe a perspective thing?
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 08:49
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A yank it is.

Not really weird, more unorthodox.
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 09:00
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An Ag machine?
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 09:04
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It is indeed.
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 09:12
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Is it as originally produced or is it a mod?
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 09:13
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As originally produced.
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 09:23
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I have to go for 55 minutes, back soon. I'll put my light off until I come back.

Just you and trucky on, RR.
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 10:03
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Morning all,

it looks like Aerial Distributors Inc's Distributor Wing DWI-1 of 1965.

Coffee time over, so OH please if confirmed.
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 10:08
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only me and I'm exhausting my lines of enquiry!
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 10:14
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I was wrong! Smash, grab and gone!!!! Ah well......
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 10:21
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TC is doing his hit & run thing again.!!

Nice call mate.

TC has requested Open House.
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 10:24
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yum, yum......


I may be wrong but I think the DW-1 was in Observer's Aircraft years ago?
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 10:46
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Comper Streak ?
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 10:47
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It is mate!!!!! Well done.

YOUR CONTROL

I'm off to the pub!!!!
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 10:57
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Thanks RR. Can i ask for dispensation from the normal rules on this one on the grounds that .....

a ) Its not a silhouette
b) i don't know what it is

For that reason you get all the clues as well. I first thought it was a Sopwith Gnu but the struts and cabin windows are wrong. However it does look very Sopwith. The registration marks are French F-??AP and the landscape also appears French. Looks like a cabin conversion of the rear part of a One and a half-Strutter which the French did build many of..............

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Old 13th Jul 2010, 11:27
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Blimey!!

I come back after an hour and wer'e on the second one already.
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 11:31
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Cant find a picture of it, but Lorraine Hanriot produced the H80 prototype, which was registered F-AMAP? Others in the F-A?AP range are all familiar types. Anyway, just a thought.
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Old 13th Jul 2010, 11:39
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Tinkering with the photo shows what looks like an M in front of the AP.
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