Hi Kitbag.

The guy who designed and built the original aircraft was Italian. Wiki says he designed and built Italy's first aircraft. He emigrated to the USA in 1911 and this was his first aircraft built there. Famous thereafter for cabin monoplanes one of his aircraft was Lindbergh's first choice for the transatlantic crossing until forced to turn to Ryan.

The net shows this 1911 replica now hanging in a museum. Just the gentleman's surname will suffice...

That's the man Jenkins! :ok:

Over to you...

Should go quickly!!
 

op,

Do the rudder pedals "provide" the answer? ;)

OH if correct.

Yes, the rudder pedals make that a Fairchild C123 Provider?

Oops !
 

Did not spot that!!OK looks like India two four its yours!!

op,

An easy mistake. ;)

Open house.

Infamous Aircraft
 

oldpax:

A little surprise you have the temerity to put the 123 Provider on these boards when one considers it was the principal aircraft used in the chemical spraying of women and children during the Agent Orange campaign.

OP

What cockpit
 

Thank you for pointing this out ,I did not know it (123)it was used for this purpose as I am sure thousands of other ppruners also are not aware.But now I know thanks to you I shall not have the problem of using it any further.Is it OK if I put on a B-52 or perhaps a F-4 phantom ?

Or a silverplate B29 😎

Ocean Person,

Do grow up! Whether or not old pax knew about the use of C-123s on Ranch Hand missions is irrelevant. I certainly knew about it, but that's not going to stop me participating in a harmless game.

As op and Kitbag have pointed out, perhaps we should not post B-52s, F-4s and Silverplate B-29s? Or normal B-29s, B-17s and Lancasters?

I'm sure that none of the posters on here feel they are glorifying the history of a particular aircraft by posting it on this thread.

If you feel that I am being flippant in my response, please note that I have a friend in Vietnam whose has lifelong medical problems, because her father was exposed to Agent Orange.

Do us all a favour and take your moralizing elsewhere.

Here's a quickie, civil but in deference to Ocean Persons sensibilities arguably had a hand in causing the death of many more people than any of the ac listed above.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...cp%2016mar.jpg

Kitbag
The instruments look like they might be European. I'm intrigued to know how a civil aircraft could be so lethal.

I'm guessing it might have been used to transport someone who made some significant decisions at some stage. Pretty tenuous. Let's hope that tenuous things don't spoil this thread.

I42 you may be correct as far as the instruments go, but the airframe is not European.

TheIC your guess is correct, this type was in the background.

Ahhhh.....The Lockheed L-14 Super Electra maybe?


http://i58.tinypic.com/2cr3ate.jpg

Infamous Aircraft:
 

India Four Two:
Considering the subject and what it pertains to I think your choice of the word moralizing is somewhat hypocritical.

Kitbag:
I sincerely trust you know the difference between innocent and deliberate?

O.P.

Correct Noyade. With regard to I42s comment I'm not sure whether the instruments were changed on purpose, does anyone have any idea?

Thanks Kitbag. Good clues and I suspect TheiC also knew the answer. Dunno about the flight instruments.

I don't have an interior shot but I thought this looked interesting - plenty of clues...

http://i61.tinypic.com/2cdyhdg.jpg

At first look I was convinced that the guys all looked Italian, but a childhood memory suggests that the guy with the eye patch is Wiley Post.
A guess then at a Lockheed Orion?

Northrop Gamma 2D.

And Wiley Post. ;)

Northrop Gamma it is - over to you Brian. And yes, Wiley Post taking the oath as an airmail pilot, 1935.

Okay, here is the next one:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/...ht20weight.jpg

Italian, SE, 30s-40s?

Yes, Italian, early 1940s. Wooden construction, just like the Lockheed Vega and Model 9 Orion.

Canopy opens sideways to stbd...?

No, the canopy appears to slide aft to open.

JENKINS,

I don't agree. That looks like a propeller tip at the top left. :E

How about the Ambrosini SAI.207?

Kitbag is correct.:ok: The elegant Ambrosini SAI.207. Your turn.
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/...7_01_large.jpg

Thanks Bri, away from PC right now. I have something to post at 1700Z unless someone beats me to it.

From the book of the aircraft:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...19%20Mar_1.jpg

I'd appreciate a clue mate - when you're good and ready. Cheers! :)

Right then, this ac was the first of its configuration to enter service with its parent air arm albeit in limited numbers. It was highly regarded by its operators for its robustness but was badly let down by its power plant. You'll have noted the illustration is in English. The big roll bar behind the pilots seat is readily apparent in photos of this type.

Could it be an early Naval turbo-prop..?

No purely land based.

In later years,does the name refer to a different `type`...?

You got it and that one did go to sea

I`ll leave it running...