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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

I'm going to post one that has been here before several years ago - nobody got it then, and it appears to be shrouded in mystery - if Kevin and Keith would kindly refrain, perhaps some of our newer friends may be able to shed light on it

To save time I can tell you that it is, inevitably, French.
 

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Not a Tellier, Mike - it is more obscure.

Built 1918, 2 Panhard engines, designed for anti-submarine warfare. A second, larger boat was built later - neither entered service. Will give the answer tomorrow morning unless someone comes up with the goodies. I wish someone would !
 
Have looked for info on this beautiful hydravion without any luck. I did find reference that the firm that built it was a metalworks company in Paris.

And there was a second boat??
 
This floater has been seen here before......as well as on two other sites. And yes, I have reference to a second one as well....whether it was a project I know not.
 
Yes, I was hoping someone had an arrière-grand-père who was a metal-basher in the mysterious Brun-Cottan works ! Strange that the only information seems to be in the Davilla & Soltan book - I wonder what their sources were? There is a reference in the Morareau book (as Brun-Cottant) but no details.

As Keith and Kevin both participated in that earlier post (5 years ago !), we'll see what juicy new mystery Gx come up with.......:very_drunk:
 
May I ask for your help with this strange beauty? To my knowledge it is still unidentified. It appeared in the EAA Vintage Airplane Magazine October 1996 and January 1997 issues.
 

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Hopefully a wee clue:

"The picture was taken by a Philadelphia commercial photographer, R. Newell & Son of South 6th St. We don't know the year, nor do we know who the pilot is."
 
Can't help here, Gx - this is very much in Kevin's territory - that mag is not really known much outside the US.
 
I am hoping for a fuzzy US newspaper copy that provides an answer.

If not it's open house 24 hours after the first post.
 
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