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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Nipped in smartly there, Wout. Yes, it's the I.Ae D.L. 22-C with the Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah engine instead of the usual El Gaucho (as I'm sure you were all dying to tell me!) :icon29:
 
Thanks Lefty. I have a good day as usually I am not that ""strong"" on pre-1945 types.
This twin is an easy one. I expect the answer will be on the forum within 30 minutes.
 
Someone bought a Beech, flew it out to the west coast. They set up a company (i.e. Morris Aviation of Long Beach) rebuilt the one-off Beech under a new name "Morris Beachcomber 1" and promptly went bankrupt when they could not sell their upgraded Beech to the public.

It it only had twin booms or a pusher engine!:icon_lol:
 
Some clues:
The manufacturer if a very old company and did not go bankrupt, but instead decided to merge.
Believe it or not, they planned a military version, although I am sure that was not a gunship.
Moses03's remark on the twin boom , pusher etc. is another hint. One equally very old manufacturer built one with the same Model Number.
And no, my twin is not :USA-flag:
 
Mea Culpa !
My mistake. The twin boom pusher I referred to did NOT have the same Model Number as my twin. Since I cannot blame today's temperature, it must have been the booze.
To make up for my mistake. The twin is European.
 
Naki, spot on! It is the second prototype (the one with the tip tanks) :icon29:
You are the PIC for the next one.
 
The Fawcett Aviation Pty. Ltd. Model 120 from Australia. Designed by Mr.Luigi Pellarini , flown in 1954 and in the photo it is fitted with the second engine (the original one was a DH Gipsy Major).

BTW Naki,can you confirm the second engine is a Lycoming O-360 or is it a different maker?
 
Ferry_vO and Moses03 had very close finish :applause:. Usain Bolt is laughing his a.. of :running:.
Ferry, you are PIC for the next flight,
 
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