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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Thanks Carlo. Will send you some nuggets if I can find them.


Up next, a swell little canard-

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The photo is dated "26-8-44". Two designers had a hand in it, one who moved on to the automotive world.
 
Hmmm - the date format presumably means it is not American, and in 1944 not too many people were building light aircraft in Europe !
 
I was surprised by the date too Mike if it is accurate.

The main designer worked on several well-known aircraft at a company based in Varese...
 
Ambrosini SS.4 - even though that would put it out by some five years?

Edit: I think that I might be barking up the right sort of tree without being quite there!
 
Mike- It's not related to the Ambrosini although similar in layout.


Edit: Uli- I have it as the Bazzocchi EB.4, designed by Ermanno Bazzocchi of Macchi fame. Arturo Magni also had a hand in it and later built for MV Agusta.

I have not run across Bestetti as being involved but you do have the correct designation so let's press on as you probably have more info on it!:very_drunk:

Original photo:

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We even discussed it in detail back in May 2017 and I didn't remember it at all.:dizzy:

Whatever it is exactly, Uli seems to know so moving on.
 
I don't have a solution to the Bestetti / Bazzocchi EB.4, either
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I hope this one is less confusing (despite its designation):
 

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Moses03 said:
Mike- It's not related to the Ambrosini although similar in layout.


Edit: Uli- I have it as the Bazzocchi EB.4, designed by Ermanno Bazzocchi of Macchi fame. Arturo Magni also had a hand in it and later built for MV Agusta.

I have not run across Bestetti as being involved but you do have the correct designation so let's press on as you probably have more info on it!:very_drunk:

Original photo:

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No wonder it looked familiar to me only I didn't recognize it from the pictured perspective: I have it as the Bestetti-Bazzohi EB4 (engine was a Taveggia "Moscone" 47PD). May I add that quite some time ago I sent you (can't remember the date or post number) a post card illustrating a three quarter view of the EB4 . Anyway "Bravo" for digging up one more card of this less known canard!
Cheers
Carlo
 
Nothing less than the Mehr Me 1 ("mehr" is the German word for "more") :very_drunk:

The second picture was a good clue, Uli. :encouragement:

The "Hanomag" is a famous German car.
 
Yes, it's the Me 1 not by Willi Messerschmitt but by F.X. Mehr, the chief designer of the ERLA lightplanes! Enjoy a gulp :icon29:
 
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