The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Sopwith Chameleon]

OK it's Harold Piffard's Hydroplane

 

[pomme homme]

At last! You have control, Sopwith Chameleon.

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

....... Thanks ! Don't know if this has appeared here before :

 

[pomme homme]

I think that you're safe, SC. It seems we've had the 1 and 5 but not the two in between.

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

 

[darrenvox]

de havilland tk4

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

That's the one ! over to you !

 

[Moses03]

Message sent to Darren. Open house if no update by the end of the day.

Thanks-

 

[darrenvox]

sorry bout that

 

[fabulousfour]

That is a nice picture of the rather unsuccessful Douglas DC-5.

 

[fabulousfour]

I think it is in the sense of the thread when I do a new mystery without confirmation.

What about this floater?

 

[lefty]

Once more upon the waters ! yet once more !
And the waves bound beneath me as a steed
That knows his rider.

from Childe Harold.

 

[pomme homme]

''T is strange,—but true; for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction; if it could be told, .....'

Don Juan, Canto XIV

 

[fabulousfour]

So, my greatly worshipped high-born Lords Mike and Mike, as it seems that both of you might have a vague idea about the identity of the Craft, would it be foolhardy from me and too much to ask for the name of it?

 

[lefty]

Please excuse the poetic digression, Robert. Blame it on the lockdown - there is now some evidence that it affects one's mental health....

Your neat 'phibian is the Byroncraft A1, I believe.

 

[fabulousfour]

It is indeed the Byron Byroncraft A1, Mike
Thought that the mystery would last a bit longer since there is no picture at aerofiles.

Slàinte

By the way, is it just me who feels that the thread has become rather silent? Uli and Walter seem to have retired, Carlo (hope he is well!) still in quarantine...

 

[lefty]

There have been times previously when we thought it had dried up, Robert, and, naturally, there are a limited number of subjects that haven't been covered before !

I have been away today - for a haircut !! (what a relief after all these weeks - looking in the mirror was like going back to the Seventies...).

Will ty to look out a new mystery shortly, but in the meantime if anyone else has something ready, please feel free !

Re Carlo, sent him an e-mail a couple of weeks ago without replay. Let's hope he is OK.

 

[lefty]

Here's someone wearing the wrong size boots..

 

[cthornburg]

My best guess Parnall Plover. There's a couple others it could be.

Chris

 

[lefty]

No, you're right with the Plover, Chris. Over to you....(no beer!)