Hello my friend
good to hear that you’re ready to shoot again…however it is now Kiwimac’s turn therefore let’s patiently wait for his hopefully forthcoming challenge
Carson1934
Chaps, currently I’m not terribly well and spending a lot of time in bed. Could you carry on without me for awhile please?
Sorry to hear that, kiwimac. Get well soon.
Hi Kiwimac
awfully sorry to hear that Kiwimac please try to join us again soon! All the very best old chum;)
Carson1934
PS Pending Kiwimac’s return it is therefore your turn Ealdwita I believe…
Start simply and work up!
Well’ I’ll be… Nice colour profile of the Vickers Warwick Gr.II, the lesser known sister of the Wellington bomber…
Also, I apologise profusely for my lengthy absence from this board, but real life had me by the throat these last few months and I had to work two jobs in order to make ends meet. Hopefully, the worst is now behind me and I can go back to my hobby of identifying obscure aircraft…
That’s the one!
Pleased to meet you, wingsofwrath
Nice making your acquaintance too, Mr. Ealdwita!
This should be rather straightforward, considering the level of deductive quality exhibited on this board:
I would say a Martin-Baker MB 2
Spot on!
This plane had an odd safety feature for belly landings: a pylon that automatically deploys in the aft of the cockpit to protect the pilot in case the plane turns over. Why they went with this complicated system instead of a normal rollbar is beyond me…
In any case, it is now your turn, Ealdwita.
I’ve spent many a happy hour in one of these…
(apologies for size!)
The picture is a tad on the small size, but that looks suspiciously like the Zlin Z26 Universals we used to have at the airclub… but since I’m pretty sure those are quite rare in Kent, I’m going to go with de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk
I gave myself away there, didn’t I? Yes, that’s the good old ‘chippy’, God bless her!
I bet she’s a good flier…
In any case, here’s the next instalment:
This is for sure a Vickers 279 “Venom” of 1936…almost as old as myself!
Cheers
Carson1934
Indeed it is, my good Mr. Carson!
The only one of it’s kind, to be sure, but while it was two years your junior, it had a significantly shorter lifespan than your esteemed person - the plane was scraped in 1939, after being damaged in a belly landing, because the RAF HQ felt the need to produce more Spitfires for the coming war and couldn’t let valuable materials go to waste…
As per custom, it is now your turn.
Dear Wingsofwrath
I didn’t know that the “Venom” had such a short lifespan, plus bellylanding etc.etc. (was it stung by her own venom?)…thanks for letting me know anyway.
Here’s my next challenge…no it isn’t german although it had similar STOL capabilities…
Cheers
Carson1934
I believe the plane in question is none other than the Italian I.M.A.M.(Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali) Ro.63, a roomier, longer range homologue to the German Fieseler Stork. Unfortunately, due to lack of available engines (the German 280 hp Hirth powerplants of the first series were all used by the Luftwaffe and Isotta-Fraschini failed to produce any viable substitute) only 6 were built, despite it being a very viable aircraft that proved its worth in the North African Campaign.
Yes dear Wingsofwrath it is indeed the IMAM Ro63 of 1940 one more excellent and little known italian recce aircraft of which only six aircrafts were produced…your turn as usual
Cheers
Carson1934
Thank you, my dear Mr Carson!
I hope my next enigma will prove at least a little bit challenging, even though the aircraft is pretty well known.
