WW2 aircraft

kiwimac · September 16, 2009, 5:51am

Caudron C-714?

The_Colonel · September 16, 2009, 10:27am

Hi Carson. This aircraft surely is the SABCA S.47 based on the Caproni Ca 335.
Regards.

carson1934 · September 16, 2009, 11:39am

Yes definitely Colonel it is the Caproni CA-335 (or SABCA A-47 whatever you want to call it).
The ball is in your half.
carson

P.S. Sorry Kiwimac no Caudron

The_Colonel · September 16, 2009, 4:48pm

Thanks Carson. Here’s one to be going on with.

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carson1934 · September 16, 2009, 8:19pm

VEF I-16
carson

It has german markings but it is a latvian prototype…

The_Colonel · September 16, 2009, 9:41pm

Hi Carson,
What can I say…Correct, once again! Over to you.

kiwimac · September 17, 2009, 6:43am

Man, that was quick.

carson1934 · September 17, 2009, 10:37am

Thanks very much Colonel.
May I now challenge you gentlemen with this rather obscure italian plane of the late thirties of which only one prototype was made?..
carson

The_Colonel · September 17, 2009, 6:59pm

Hi Carson. Well this aircraft looks decidely like the BREDA BA75, if I’m not mistaken of which only one prototype was produced. Regards.

carson1934 · September 17, 2009, 8:07pm

Hi Colonel,
it looks like a Breda 75 because it is a Breda 75, spot on. Your turn
Cheers
carson

The_Colonel · September 18, 2009, 9:17am

Thanks Carson. Well Gentlemen, here’s another aircraft for your delectation. Only one was ever built !

carson1934 · September 18, 2009, 10:07am

Yes it is true my dear Colonel only one was made and it is the Stearman XA21 of 1939…maybe somebody realized how ugly it was !
carson

The_Colonel · September 18, 2009, 4:35pm

Hi Carson.What can I say except ‘well done, once again sir’, absolutely correct. The Stearman XA-21 was not one of the most memorable aircraft to grace the skies, and apparently nobody liked it! ;) Over to you…

carson1934 · September 18, 2009, 7:10pm

Thanks Colonel
This time I think I’m going to deviate from fighters or bombers and submit instead a utility aircraft of which many versions were built in the long run.
That’s the one:

The_Colonel · September 18, 2009, 8:50pm

Hi Carson. Must be the CaudronC449 utility aircraft. This particular airframe was the Goeland trainer of Air France 1957.

carson1934 · September 18, 2009, 9:08pm

Absolutely right dear Colonel it is the Caudron C-440 Goeland. The ball is in your half so please play…
carson

kiwimac · September 19, 2009, 6:55am

You lot are too quick for me!

carson1934 · September 19, 2009, 9:06am

Hi Kiwimac,
in most cases it’s just a matter of sheer luck…
carson

The_Colonel · September 19, 2009, 9:15am

Thanks Carson . Well Gentlemen here we go again. Keeping with utility aircraft this one was originally produced pre WW2.

carson1934 · September 19, 2009, 3:42pm

Hmm…that’s a hard nut to crack Colonel too many look-alikes…maybe a small clue?
carson

I’m pretty sure I’m wrong but it is awfully similar to a Fairchild 24C8C of 1934 except that yours has a rougher look and an oversized exhaust pipe…
carson
PS as I said a small clue would be in order I don’t want to hoist white flag yet