Challenge

[Zaxis]

Another one for semmern... so hang off a while guys
Extra point if you can explain the connection with dried fish.

[semmern]

Yeah, Norway trained several hundred pilots and airmen in Toronto. Pretty big operation. They used PT-19s and PT-26s, as well as Curtiss Hawks, Harvards and other aircraft. The PT-19 is an absolute delight to fly!

That last one would be a Caproni Ca.310, known as the "klippfiskbomber" ("klippfisk" is dried and salted fish. Also known as bacalao), because of a trade agreement between Norway and Italy.

[Zaxis]

Yes ... Caproni 310

Very Italian camoflage and an interesting back story.
You have control

[semmern]

TVM Sleek design that Caproni.

Firing both barrels here. This:



and this:

[Zaxis]

for half a point
no1 = Blackburn b20
no2 .... they all look the same to me?????

[semmern]

B20 is correct. Might want to wait a while to give someone the chance of identifying the civvie, but you're welcome to post another pic later tonight

[evansb]

The Beechcraft Model 77 Skipper. Produced from 1979-1981. 312 were produced.

[semmern]

Aye! Didn't fool you for a second there with the Tomahawk lookalike

Your controls, Zaxis and evansb.

[Zaxis]

I'll sit this one out.
Blackburn was from memory but the Skipper foxed me.
So all your's Evansb

[evansb]

Here is the next challenge:

[John Hill]

Handley Page HP.51.

[evansb]

Sorry, not the HP.51.

[John Hill]

That paddock looks pretty big, are the aircraft Russian?

[evansb]

Not Russian, however the photo was taken in the spirit of an Imperial based Manifest Destiny.

[Kitbag]

Japanese then: I can't match up the 4 blade props but Mitsubishi G3M?

[evansb]

Several years older than the Mitsu G3M

Another view of the mystery aircraft:

[Lightning Mate]

Hiro G2H ?

[evansb]

Yes, the Japanese Hiro G2H.



Anticipating a real puzzler...

[Lightning Mate]

No puzzlers.


Open House please.

[Zaxis]

Try this ...