Name that Flying Machine
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I'm none the wiser I'm afraid, Dook, those fins remind me of the AW-52.
"I’ve scoured the internet for days on this one!" - same here - it's real toughie..............
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Another "sort of reminds me", an early stripped version of the Silvercraft SH.4 - I don't know if the SH.4 was a developed producton version of an early prototype?
Yes: it must be!
The S-4A was assessed by the US Army in 1951 as the YH-24, but failed to be awarded a production contract; not least due to having only a single pilot position which limited its usefulness as a trainer! The S-4B was designed and produced in two months, with side by side seating, as a result of this assessment. The two YH-24s were destroyed by Cessna, who had an involvement in the Siebel concerns.
Over to dook
I don't expect this horror to last long..............
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It the the triple-tailed version of the General Aircraft G.A.L.38 Fleet Shadower. Subsequent modifications incorporated a single-tail, (vertical stabiliser).
Last edited by evansb; 15th Jan 2020 at 15:41.