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A very interesting photo mate!
Like the Irish I too thought it was some sort of Russian tail-dragger, a Yak or even an experimental Lavochkin with the cockpit way at the back, but there's no sign of a jet exhaust outlet at the bottom of the fuselage? No luck there, so off to Germany for a quick look at Messerschmitt's 209 machines. Nothing similar there either, so late last night I went to Japan briefly - looking at those experimental machines with the cockpit further back and big engines - again no luck. Went to bed.
So this morning I had a closer look at your photo and I think I'm seeing more detail in the light...
It's now looking a lot like the Yokosuka R2Y? - but I'm not sure why I don't see a pilot's head in the cockpit?
Like the Irish I too thought it was some sort of Russian tail-dragger, a Yak or even an experimental Lavochkin with the cockpit way at the back, but there's no sign of a jet exhaust outlet at the bottom of the fuselage? No luck there, so off to Germany for a quick look at Messerschmitt's 209 machines. Nothing similar there either, so late last night I went to Japan briefly - looking at those experimental machines with the cockpit further back and big engines - again no luck. Went to bed.
So this morning I had a closer look at your photo and I think I'm seeing more detail in the light...
It's now looking a lot like the Yokosuka R2Y? - but I'm not sure why I don't see a pilot's head in the cockpit?
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Good evening gentlemen
I don't think Noyade needs my confirmation as he's infinitely superior to me in aviation and aircraft pics (he's lecturing at University and I'm still in the elementary school or just about there) however I have in my modest archive (for what it's worth) exactly the same photo tagged Yokosuka R2Y "Keiun"
Cheers
Carson1934
I don't think Noyade needs my confirmation as he's infinitely superior to me in aviation and aircraft pics (he's lecturing at University and I'm still in the elementary school or just about there) however I have in my modest archive (for what it's worth) exactly the same photo tagged Yokosuka R2Y "Keiun"
Cheers
Carson1934
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