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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

You're all close, but nobody has it yet. A one-off closed version of a Mid-West biplane which itself was produced in small numbers.

The designer's brother built much more famous machines.............
 
Can't leave this hanging any longer. It's the Butler Coach from 1929. OH please - how about another from that new book, Moses ??
 
There was a landplane version also. This was one of the company's earlier designs. The company is still in existence!
 
It's got a DH tailplane therefore we know it isn't a de Havilland...

Is that a Liberty mill at the front end ? Yup, it's Aerofiles or nothing, Kevin......
 
Perhaps not so quickly...my history has been the harder they seem, the quicker they go with the sleuths in here. Negative on the Potez...she's an all American girl. Yes, it's a Liberty up front. She was converted (minor changes) from something else (war surplus) to serve a specific purpose (one-off). It is in Aerofiles (without a pic). First flight 1920. The interplane struts (somewhat unique) should help point you in the right direction of what she was/is. The pic could be better, here it is lightened up a bit to better show the detail. Third airplane associated with the builder - he went on to produce several other interesting designs well into the late '60's.
 
That might be the only conventional Waterman design!



These two chaps seem proud of their aeroplane...
 
Famous aviator at the controls of his racing floatplane.

Pint of :icon29: Deuchar's I.P.A. for the machine, a nip of Bruichladdich for the gentleman in charge.....
 
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