The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[pomme homme]

Chrislea LC.1 Airguard G-AFIN

 

[Baragouin]

Chrislea LC.1 Airguard G-AFIN

Oh mygosh pomme homme very quick indeed! Yes she's the Chrislea Airguard G-AFIN. Your turn please....
Carlo (BG)

 

[pomme homme]

It's because I'm on home territory, Carlo!

It's too late for the next one tonight, so I hope that you'll indulge me by waiting until tomorrow.

 

[Moses03]

Mike is working late at his new business venture. Take one failed Weymann prototype and a little entrepreneurial spirit...

http://[img]https://i.imgur.com/2cXA9hK.jpg[/img]

 

[cthornburg]

Also from the same mfg.

Chris

 

[lefty]

Taking in-flight catering to new levels........

 

[fabulousfour]

Is that an early version of the Grumobile?

 

[pomme homme]

How sharper than a serpent’s tooth …..

In light of the foregoing, I was tempted to photoshop flying surfaces onto the picture of the roadgoing motor vehicle that I saw near Châtellerault recently (apologies for the photo quality)



But instead I decided to offer the following (which doesn't seem hitherto to have put in an appearance here)



And you'll note that, out of consideration, I've left a clue in the picture!

 

[Moses03]

I think I have identified the biplane in the background as a Potez VIII circa 1922.

Looks like the same location as well: (Third avion photo down)

http://aerophile.over-blog.com/article-le-potez-viii-104158825.html


Can't speak for the rest of you but at least I have a timeframe to narrow it down...

 

[pomme homme]

Yes, and that Potez VIII has also featured here before - using a photograph taken, as Kevin surmised, at exactly the same location!

 

[giruXX]

I think it is the Abrial type A3 Oricou from 1928

 

[pomme homme]

Yes, you're correct, giruXX, but I'd be interested to know how you arrived at your conclusion as I know of only one published source of this - or any other - photograph of Georges Abrial's first (and, perhaps, only) powered aircraft.

 

[Moses03]

I would be curious of the source as well. The A3 is new to me. Interesting design for sure.

 

[giruXX]

Source: L'Aviation Légère en France 1920-1942 by Roger Gaborieau

If you happen to travel via MUC you may find this Burger Bird:

But let’s see who gets this floater:

 

[pomme homme]

I'm glad that I'm not the only one to have bought Roger's book, giruXX. It's sad that other than the major manufacturer monographs, there's so little written on French light aircraft of the inter-war years. It's a fascinating subject but, sadly, so much of the material that could have documented this period presumably was lost during the German occupation of France between 1940 and 1944.

 

[fabulousfour]

Looks somehow familiar.

Uli, is this the one and only Farman F.310?

As usual I couldn't find a picture of it...

 

[giruXX]

Hi Robert,

indeed that's her. You'll find a picture in Docavia - Les avions Farman.

 

[fabulousfour]

Thanks, Uli!

Something vintage again.

 

[pomme homme]

Is that the Port Victoria P.V.7 Grain Kitten N539?

 

[fabulousfour]

Nothing more to add, that's the bird!

Enjoy a pint of cider (if you wish)