The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[giruXX]

indeed if I am correct: a Wiley Post A, perhaps?

 

[cthornburg]

you got it.

Chris

 

[giruXX]

Let's try this optically similar thing

 

[pomme homme]

Bassou FB.41 F-PEPL.

 

[lefty]

or indeed F-WEPL .......

 

[giruXX]

correct on the SCAL (Bassou) FB.41 Rubis, F-PEPL at the time of the photo

 

[pomme homme]

Thank you. I shall be out all day today so maybe it's sensible to declare open house.

 

[wout]

To keep you busy till the next photo challenge turns up.
European, post-war, 4-engined, 6 built (as usual other numbers float around on the net), two engine makes, examples registered in 4 countries, one is in a famous museum, last product of famous company.

 

[Moses03]

Shot in the dark...Potez 840 Walter?

 

[pomme homme]

You could also have said, Walter, that the remains of one have been rotting away on Shetland for nearly forty years after a wheels up landing at Sumburgh.

I'm now back home and thus will try to find the next mystery this evening.

 

[wout]

Hi pommehomme. Sorry, forgot about that one. Looking forward to your next mystery!

Hi Kevin. When you made your made your shot in the dark, you must have been wearing night vision goggles. Spot on!
Built as P-840 (2 with Astazou engines), P-841 (2 with PT6A engines), P-842 (2 with Astazous again). Registered in France, Germany, USA and Morocco.

Have a nice weekend all!

 

[Moses03]

Have a nice weekend as well.


Let's see what Mike can scare up for the next mystery...

 

[pomme homme]

I'm afraid that my stock levels are low at present. Thus the following is the best that I can offer at the moment.

 

[pomme homme]

Phileas Fogg might have been comfortable with this mystery!

 

[fabulousfour]

The plane doesn't seem to have been built for long trips.

 

[pomme homme]

Indeed. Wiley Post wouldn't have chosen it when a Lockheed Vega could manage it in a tenth of the time that the eponymous valet did!

 

[lefty]

OK, Mike, enough hints. The flivver is the De Marçay Passe-Partout.

 

[pomme homme]

Indeed it is. Over to the other half of the Auld Alliance!

 

[lefty]

Back to the water..

 

[lefty]

If I tell you that there are two, or possibly three designations for this machine, it may give you some inkling as to its country of origin......

(Mike, the Auld Alliance was an unsubtle Gallic ruse, intended to drive a wedge between Scotland and England in order to weaken their resistance to invasion!)