Heikkis' Silhouette Challenge

[Noyade]

Another Nanchang Mel? The Q-5?

[MReyn24050]

Your on the ball Graeme, it is the Q-5


You have control.

[Noyade]

Thanks Mel.

Like I said earlier, please let me know if you feel I've over-cropped...

[VX275]

Another boat?

[MReyn24050]

It is another Boat. The Martin P5M Marlin

[Noyade]

You were on the right path VX275. Your resourcefulness astounds me Mel.
Well done mate.

Your control.

[MReyn24050]

Thanks Graeme. VX275's comment helped as a flying boat was likely to be the only type to have a bomb bay in the engine nacelle. Here is another boat I am afraid:-

[Noyade]

Thinking spaghetti.

Macchi?

[MReyn24050]

You are in the right stretch of water, i.e. correct manufacturer.

[Noyade]

Had a quick Macchi hunt (never realised there were so many).
May have had some early success - based on the strut pattern....the M.9 bomber?

I'll load this image and compare....hmmm. One or two struts are missing?

[Noyade]

Mel's Macchi Madness

Mr Macchi certainly built a lot of similar looking flying boats.

One or two struts are missing?

But they do re-appear in the M.18, but now we have a nose gunner - which is not seen in your Macchi Mel?

[MReyn24050]

You have it, my source states that it is the Macchi 18/2000. You have control.

[Noyade]

Thanks Mel.

Budget Travel proudly present a new passenger service - "Cramped Class"...

(He doesn't look impressed?)

[sabredog]

Blériot-SPAD S.27.

[Noyade]

SPAD S.27.

Well done Terry. Your control.

SPAD S-27 - Transport civil - Un sicle d'aviation franaise, les avions franais

[sabredog]

Thank you,Graeme.
The next;

[Noyade]

A fighter Terry?

Mr Green's A-Z on the subject, provides a small frontal line drawing...of the Nakajima Ki-12...that looks similar? And from Mr Google...

[sabredog]

You are correct,Graeme. It is the Nakajima Ki-12.
YHC

[Noyade]

Thanks Terry.

[SincoTC]

Evening Graeme ,

Is that a five-seater?