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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 09:58
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Well mate, it looks like a Curtiss Helldiver, but the four guns.....?
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 10:06
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Not a Helldiver mate.

Four 0.3 in Browning guns - 600 rpg.

How's the weather over there? Doing anything special today?
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 10:08
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Total cloud cover and wet, as yesterday. Bournemouth Air Show has been a washout.

Wot am I doing today? Trying to solve this challenge that's what.

Would it therefore be a Vultee.
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 10:10
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Would it therefore be a Vultee.
Yes! Nearly there.
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 10:50
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Yes! Nearly there.
Aerofiles ain't!

Was it a combat trainer or a fighter?
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 10:55
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Attack-bomber. Dorsal gunner and around 1,200 lb bombs.
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 10:57
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Aerofiles ain't!
Are you trying to find the exact photo on Aerofiles? You won't find it. Just cite a few V designations and we'll go from there...
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:00
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Would it be the V11 - some versions didn't have the ventral turret.

Little used by the Americans.
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:03
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Done!

Your Control.

Vultee V-11G...

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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:07
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Thanks Mate.

Gimme ten minutes please - just finishing off another one.

Go open another bottle........
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:10
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Cardboard box mate, five litres, remember?
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:15
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Sorry - I forgot your primordial tendencies..

This one ain't in Aerofiles though:

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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:23
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......and if you think carefully about it, it should be just up your street....
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:24
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Drone?

Experiment with tricycle undercarriage?
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:26
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because it looks upside down?
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:27
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Not a drone. A two-seater.
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:29
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Good afternoon Martin - nice to see you.

because it looks upside down?
Graeme might be soon though.......
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:49
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built for a record attempt of some kind?
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:54
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Not for any records.
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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 11:55
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The Downunder Sesquiplane?

The Upsidedown Lander?

The Crackatinny?

The Cardboardcasker?

The Noideamate?

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