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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Bloimey! Don't know about the others but you got me on this one. Wish I was smart enough to know which uniforms they are wearing. That might have helped.
 
Er, Kevin, enfants de la Patrie is a quote from the first line of the Marseillaise, which is not the anthem of Germany !!!

Yann seems to have taken a sabbatical, so I will reveal all in the morning if nobody gets this admittedly obscure floater.
 
Something remarkably similar is to be found on the old version of the good (Canadian) flying boats site, but unfortunately it's only referred to as France - SuperHydravion and they've put 'Unknown - assume France' (which could be rather a good remark in a lot of situations!)
 
OK, first of all, I think you will find Ralf's 'Super Hydravion' is in fact a Curtiss H-16. The engine placement is quite different from my mystery, and the vertical surfaces above the upper wing are a Curtiss hallmark, also the wide section on each side of the forward hull.

The French lady is an Astra-Paulhan from 1919. Another one-off.

Let's get away from floaters.
 
I know, I know, I know....:jump:

Westland P.V.7

I knew that my Bumper book of Westland aircraft would come in handy one day.

Best wishes
Steve P
 
Having a spot of bother here. The whole thing shrieks de Havilland, but that tail isn't right - the angled rudder section above the hinge is just not DH.

Is that a side-by-side cockpit ? Hmm.... Come Kevin - you must be awake by now!
 
I'm still recovering from trying to find that blasted Astra-Paulhan. Will check back in when the biplane nightmare has passed. :isadizzy:
 
Mike's racing away here. Yes it is a two-seater, and no it isn't a de Havilland. That leaves us with...

I'm surprised that this one has lasted. The company went on to produce a couple of the Second World War's most successful aircraft.
 
Well I think I've covered Hawker, Avro, Fairey, Bristol, Short, Gloster, Boulton Paul, so far...........
 
A quick final clue before all is revealed in a few hours.

The name of this little tinker was reused on one of Britain's most important post-war aircraft.
 
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