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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:42 am

Is it European ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:43 am

Yes
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:51 am

Pre or post WW2
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:59 am

Post! See Rick three answers! :ymapplause:
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:12 am

Guilty as charged....

Ok Post WW2 ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:16 am

Yes, definitely POST WW11
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:18 am

Ok looks too big for a fighter so..

A bomber ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:20 am

Yes, a bomber!
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:27 am

Is it native European or an import ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:30 am

Oh, very native!
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:34 am

mmm that narrows it down a it.... must be from mainland Europe ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:38 am

Yes!
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:41 am

Italian ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:43 am

No!

No reverse pitch on the propellers! =))
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:47 am

French ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:50 am

Oui! ;)
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:32 pm

production aircraft ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:37 pm

No!
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:15 pm

NC1070 ?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:58 am

Indeed it is, well done! :ymapplause: Sorry about the delay in replying, out last night! :-o

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A prototype bomber for the French navy, rather overtaken in 1947 due to the onset of the Jet Engine!

Picture is of a 1/32 scratchbuilt model as all the photos I found of the real thing were very poor!
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:10 am

Took me ages to find it...

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Ok an easy one now...

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:06 am

Mackrick wrote:Took me ages to find it...

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Ok an easy one now...

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No Image matey, I've removed the extranious image tags and got this though, it's a STINKER! :ymapplause:
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Mackrick » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:25 pm

Thanks have corrected the extra image tags ;)

Any takers ????
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:26 pm

Shorts Boot?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Jigsaw » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:29 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Shorts Boot?


What the hell have SM's wellingtons got to do with this thread?
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