Name that Flying Machine

[meleagertoo]

Originally Posted by Pypard

Lancashire Prospector; but where's the rest?

Thankfully too disturbingly ugly to publish!

[Asturias56]

Pypard is correct - the Lancashire Prospector - and it was cropped as otherwise it would have lasted an even shorter time than it did

[Pypard]

Will post one in a bit.

[Pypard]

Try this then:

[Asturias56]

think its a Macchi of some sort - but which one?

[Noyade]

Not a Macchi.
Six of these machines served with the US Coast Guard.

[Pypard]

I think someone is on the trail...

[asw28-866]

Thank you Noyade, It's a black and white image, but is it lurid green in reality?

[Pypard]

I don't think so...

[teusje]

The Viking OO-1, which is a licence built version of the French FBA type 17.

[Pypard]

Originally Posted by teusje

The Viking OO-1, which is a licence built version of the French FBA type 17.

Correct: I was surprised that this type dates from 1931! I would assume it to be more of a post-WW1 type, but not by more than a decade. Over to you

[teusje]

Thank you, Pypard. I have to say Noyade did most of the heavy lifting on this one.
His clue made it lot easier.
On with the next one.

[Pypard]

Something biblical?

[teusje]

I guess you could say that.

[Noyade]

[FlightlessParrot]

Well, the goat misled me as to the appropriate continent, but now I have Good News about the aircraft.

Also, I discover the type has a website dedicated to its history, and the website itself is now a historical artifact. Remember 1992 when putting up a web page was colourful fun?

[Asturias56]

Might be a S American design?

[Pypard]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Might be a S American design?

Made in the US of A.

[Pypard]

I was surprised to see that approximately 50% of the production run still survive; one in a museum.

[piesupper]

Designed for the same role this amazing guy does? Missionary Bush Pilot
Not that I approve 100% of the influence of missionaries, but there is a lot more than bible-bashing going on here...