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25th Mar 2009, 15:11

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This is my first response.

There is an Example of the Globemaster One, if I am correct, in the film
"The Italian Job" ,it carried the gold bullien .
I also believe the Double canopy was not very popular to say the least.

25th Mar 2009, 15:31

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OOOPS!!.
Sorry folks I now realise my previous entry about the Globemaster I,
is way out of sequence.
Still got a lot to learn.
Will try harder next time

25th Mar 2009, 15:38

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The Lockheed Model 33 Little Dipper, aka Air Trooper.

25th Mar 2009, 17:26

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Evansb is correct and takes control. Originally a private design by Lockheed engineer John Thorp it was adopted by the company initially as a "flying motorcycle" for the Army and latterly as a speculation for the post war lightplane boom that never happened , or , if it did, had access to cheap surplus Cubs, Aeroncas etc.

25th Mar 2009, 17:54

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Thanks! Those guys look way too happy. Here is the next challenge:

25th Mar 2009, 18:57

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A hint of Herr Willy M perchance ?

25th Mar 2009, 19:53

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Sorry, not a Messerschmitt.

25th Mar 2009, 20:26

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Polikarpov of some description?

25th Mar 2009, 21:05

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It is from Polikarpov.

25th Mar 2009, 22:06

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Polikarpov I-195?

I-195, Polikarpov

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26th Mar 2009, 07:21

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Nice one Tu.114, think you're right. Got stuck with the I-153 and I-190, but the nose shape was not right. I overlooked the I-195.

26th Mar 2009, 09:59

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John Thorp -

I remember a Thorp T-18 two-seat homebuild three-view published in Aeromodeller in the mid sixties - same gentleman ???

26th Mar 2009, 11:47

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John Thorp

I wondered about any connection with the T-18 and it seems that its the same guy

John Thorp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

26th Mar 2009, 13:59

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Yes, Tu.114, it is the I-195. You have control.

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26th Mar 2009, 18:35

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Thank You, EvansB.

How about...

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27th Mar 2009, 04:39

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Something very Gallic about the lines of this one.

27th Mar 2009, 07:52

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Difficult one, I kept thinking of the missing link between a Lockheed and a Beech, but I believe it is the PZL.44 Wicher.

Google Afbeeldingen resultaat voor http://www.aviastar.org/pictures/poland/m/pzl-44-m.gif

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27th Mar 2009, 08:38

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Grueber,

it does not look very Polish, does it? But you are of course right, it is the PZL 44.

Your control.

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27th Mar 2009, 09:41

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Thanks Tu.114, nope, not very Polish indeed - that's why it probably took quite long and intensive Googling. Stummbled on it by accidence to be honest...