Aircraft Identification Challenge: No 171

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Aircraft Identification Challenge: No 171

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morning all,

Courtesy of Cliff (Sabre) please see attached challenge. Maker and name please. Clue: it's not what you think it might be ;)

John L

Edit: I'll let Cliff adjudicate over this one :D
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Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge: No 171

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Stirling Project wrote:Clue: it's not what you think it might be ;)
it never is ...

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Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge: No 171

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Well I know what it is (isn't google wonderful ;) ) but I think I ruined everyone's fun on the last one :oops: so I'll let someone else take a go at this one.
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Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge: No 171

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I think that this is a French design that was taken on later by the Germans, a Latecoere 299A, hence why it is not what we think it might be!!
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AlanW wrote:I think that this is a French design that was taken on later by the Germans, a Latecoere 299A, hence why it is not what we think it might be!!
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Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge: No 171

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Alan W / Highnoon1966

Spot on. Interesting aeroplane which according to the information that accompanied the photo was an engine testbed for the Arsenal VB10, which was not very successful!

Cliff
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Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge: No 171

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I reckon this aircraft has a bit of everything about it. maybe that was the problem!
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