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That's a Fairchild XBQ-3 
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.
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Thanks, gX 
May I post another picture which is even a mystery to me, but where I hope for help identifying it?
Or should I rather post a "normal" mystery?
May I post another picture which is even a mystery to me, but where I hope for help identifying it?
Or should I rather post a "normal" mystery?
By all means. I have a few like that myself (including my recent Russian misfire).
Why not have a group effort to identify it?
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Thanks, Kevin!
Here we go.
The photo is probably taken in South-West Germany on the old Airport of Böblingen near the French border.
It seems that the aircraft has its engines inside the fuselage with driveshafts to the nacelles. I can see two radiators, so probably two interior engines.
There might be an engine in the nose, but judging the shadows I can't see it.
Due to the neighborhood to France, this might be a French plane but were there any with interior engines?
Over to you
Here we go.
The photo is probably taken in South-West Germany on the old Airport of Böblingen near the French border.
It seems that the aircraft has its engines inside the fuselage with driveshafts to the nacelles. I can see two radiators, so probably two interior engines.
There might be an engine in the nose, but judging the shadows I can't see it.
Due to the neighborhood to France, this might be a French plane but were there any with interior engines?
Over to you
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Mistery is solved and I can give you some more clues now. 
The kite is German and is a one off, it hadn't two but three engines inside the fuselage of the same manufacturer as the plane.
The kite is German and is a one off, it hadn't two but three engines inside the fuselage of the same manufacturer as the plane.
Ich gratuliere FF! Would you like to share your finding with us?Mistery is solved and I can give you some more clues now.
The kite is German and is a one off, it hadn't two but three engines inside the fuselage of the same manufacturer as the plane.
Cheers
BG (Carlo)
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Just one more clue, if this won't help I will solve the mistery this evening.
The company was well known for its cars and engines at that time, later on there was a British car company with the same name.
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The Daimler G.III is it! 
Scarcely documented type, but you can find a few pictures in the net.
Over to Kevin.
Scarcely documented type, but you can find a few pictures in the net.
Over to Kevin.
Would love to see more info on the Daimler. Engine arrangement, 3-view, even a photo of the entire aeroplane. I can't find a thing about it on the interweb.
Going to return the favor with a mystery I have not been able to solve. It is a largish quadruplane of unknown origin. Usually the larger multiwing aircraft can be eventually tracked down but this one remains elusive.
Going to return the favor with a mystery I have not been able to solve. It is a largish quadruplane of unknown origin. Usually the larger multiwing aircraft can be eventually tracked down but this one remains elusive.
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The pilot looks Japanese to me.
However, no picture in the book "Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941"
However, no picture in the book "Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941"
I haven't got a clue but what about czarist Russia? they used to manufacture unusually large behemoths....
Cheers
BG (Carlo)
