BEagle.

Is it a Beaufighter.

Peter.

Nope.

It was American, had 2 engines, but no props!

Not still flying.

F-101A?

Nope!

Construction was approved in 1949.

With all those engine instruments a B47 Stratojet or B58 Hustler?

The Hustler was launched in 1949

Neither, sorry!

As I said, it had but 2 engines. Whereas the B-47 had 6 and the B-58 had 4!

He shoots...............he Scores:

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/modern_flight/x3cp.jpg

Douglas X-3 Stiletto

http://www.eichhorn.ws/assets/images...3_stiletto.jpg

One of the words in your answer was correct, Mike. But not one of the types you mention!

A clue - think B over A !

Edit- Well done, tiger_mate!

Try this one:http://www.artistic.flyer.co.uk/dontcheat.jpg

Douglas A-20 family. (Boston / Havoc)

But it doesn't have the armoured glass.

S'funny I was cleaning one a month ago. ;)

It's the Douglas A-20G in the USAF Museum, Dayton, Ohio.

It's a photo from 'Cockpit' by Donald Nijboer - his photogaphic style is very distinctive, so I went and check my copy!

The armoured glass normally fitted on most of the types (USAF A-20G, Australian Bostons, RAF Bostons) is missing here, though the upper attachement is visible. It's not a minor thing, being a lump of four or five laminates of thick glass!

It's also missing the Douglas badge ("Douglas, First around the world") from the centre of the control wheel.

I admit to having been undertaking intensive study on the type, ;) and sitting in the pilot's seat to clean the windows of the RAAF Museum's Boston 'Jessica'. :D

Brave men.

Doh........thought that one would last a little longer. Well done, over to you :ok:

:p I admit to probably being the most recent occupant of a Boston cockpit worldwide - real inside knowledge! ;)

OK, here's a pic of 'Jessica's' cockpit as a comparison.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...tonCockpit.jpg

The quiz is a two seat trainer under restoration.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../Mystery01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../Mystery02.jpg

I took the photos only a few weeks ago, and it's due to fly in December (probably...)

It's rare - very rare. It's serial numbers are in single digits.

The panels, though missing instruments are complete enough to give clues as to the country of origin, and are all correct, I'm told, apart from the 'g-meter' and modern radio which are modern additions. On the lower right, there's a little lever in a slot which reads 'Autoslots - Open - Free'.

That's enough clues, and it's meant to be hard. :E

CAC Wackett trainer?

Right area,

Wrong type. :D This is rarer than a Wackett...

Avro type 643 Cadet A6-32?

BEagle,

One of your clever clogs isn't. :p

You can have a point for correctly identifying the type (well done! your go! ) but for being a smart alec, you have to get the serial number right now: I said "single digits" so it's A6-?

Well done Beags, but as you hijacked treadigraph
yesterday, it should be his go now :O

Give me a few minutes and I'll see if I can find the pic of... but that would spoil the surprise...

Right here you go...

http://www.tpsconsult.co.uk/dump/images/cockpit.jpg

I'll try to look in again before I go to the pub after work - thereafter I might be a bit squiffy...

Sorry, JDK, it must be the other one! A 6-8?