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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

First reaction:
I didn't realise there were so many variations on a pou de ciel, but a quick google doesn't show this one, so possibly it has a tandem wing designation.
Presumably pre WWII & French.
Keith

P.S. Pomme Homme...which Sevres; Niortais or the other, Nantais - I'm 20 Km south of LFBN.
 
The answers to your questions, Dev One, are - yes, yes, yes and Nantaise. It's not a formule Mignet but an autoplan. And as to location, we're oop noth in the département, with the Sèvre Nantaise lapping against three sides of our home. LFJB is closest (unless you've an ULM and want to put down at Breuil-Barret).​
 
I had not previously heard of the 'autoplan' type of aircraft, but my searches so far for that particular aircraft has drawn a blank on google so far.....
quite a lot of post WWII but not many Pre.
Keith
 
Perhaps a little more assistance might assist in an identification.....

This little two seater had a 40 CV Salmson up front and could have been seen buzzing about the Cahors region in 1938. The two gentlemen responsible for it had quite a penchant for this formula and a number of their designs, both before and after the war, employed it - but not exclusively. In fact, there's one of their designs flying in France today!
 
White flag here. There are just too many of those pou-ish/tandem wing jobs from that time period. Mauboussin, Peyrit etc.
 
Whilst not this one, their other offerings are quite well covered on the web. Indeed, even aviafrance refers to two of their pre-war models. I suspect that there would have been many more autoplans and microplans but for the untimely death of the good doctor in the early fifties. However the continuing popularity of the concept meant that the most recent - I believe - was constructed only twelve years ago.
 
pomme homme said:
Perhaps a little more assistance might assist in an identification.....

This little two seater had a 40 CV Salmson up front and could have been seen buzzing about the Cahors region in 1938. The two gentlemen responsible for it had quite a penchant for this formula and a number of their designs, both before and after the war, employed it - but not exclusively. In fact, there's one of their designs flying in France today!
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...not an early almost unknown product of Croses or Bujon-Croses ny any chance?.....
BG
 
On y va....

No, neither a Croses or a Bujon-Croses, Baragouin. And yes, I agree, lefty. It is the Lacroix de Nazaris LN.4 Autoplan of 1938. And the design, at the end of the line, still flying today is the Lacroix LNB.12 F-PEZI (constructed as recently as 2002).

Open house, I assume - and a very happy Christmas to all.
 
Interesting, I had spotted some of the Lacroix de Nazeris series, but did not find the LN4......

Merry Christmas to all.
Keith
 
Ah, a nice piece of Belgiana - the SABCA -DP (Demonty-Poncelet). They don't make 'em like that any more....... O-BAFL 'Cyrano', methinks. 50cv Anzani.
 
Well done Mike, thats the ugly duckling out of the way, now its your turn to possibly find a swan?
Merry Christmas & a wee dram or two for you (no smiley for that unfortunately that I can find!) Will this do? :very_drunk:
Keith
 
Thank you, Keith, though I have just returned from a Christmas Eve supper in the pub, with appropriate refreshment, so..... cheers !

I happen to have the S.A.B.C.A. book so that beauty was very familiar.

Here is something less ugly, maybe even a bit bland, but we'll see who gets there first after ignoring all the red herrings in the photo.
 
Just popping in for a sec to say Merry Christmas to all. Busy Eve and Christmas tomorrow. Not much time for mystery planes, will catch up over the weekend.

:santahat:
 
The Texan pounces on the Swiss lady - good pick, Kevin, thought the motor might confuse. It is indeed the Comte A.C.12 'Moskito', this one with Armstrong-Siddeley Genet Major engine.

Over to you sir - :icon29:
 
Thanks, had me going there. Thought it was a Messerschmitt effort (no!) or maybe Polish.


Moving on with something with a bit more heft.

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