Name that Flying Machine
Once- more,into the breech,...off you go..!
`oncemorealoft`,you have control.......,!!!
Surely it must be American?
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It is and one still survives!
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Yup. NOT aluminium, but Stainless Steel. Yes! The RB-1 Conestoga was a twin-engine, stainless steel freight aeroplane designed for the USN during World War Two (2) by the Budd Steel Co. of P.A., U.S.A. Although it did not see service in combat, it pioneered design innovations in post-war cargo aircraft, some of which were later incorporated in modern military cargo planes.
I await oncemorealoft's approval. Excellent post by the way!
I await oncemorealoft's approval. Excellent post by the way!
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The survivor at Pima is missing the outer wings, engines, tail plane and fin - don't know if they have the parts for an eventual restoration. It sits next to a Northrop Raider, one of two survivors...
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I don't think that is what I think it is!
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It isn't - I was thinking Cessna 407! But clearly earlier than that!