ID help

[Dingo[_4_]]

Help !! Have become a bit stuck on ID'ing this kite.

Methinks it *might* be a Tupolev SB from the 1939/40 Russian - Finnish
Winter War. I'm also puzzled by what appears to be a small open
'compartment' in front of the main cockpit. The image appears to depict an
a/c dump or perhaps an airfield which has been captured.

Any idea, chaps.

Thanks
~~
Dingo

[Netko]

On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:58:46 +0000, Dingo wrote
(in article >):

>
>
> Help !! Have become a bit stuck on ID'ing this kite.
>
> Methinks it *might* be a Tupolev SB from the 1939/40 Russian - Finnish
> Winter War. I'm also puzzled by what appears to be a small open
> 'compartment' in front of the main cockpit. The image appears to depict an
> a/c dump or perhaps an airfield which has been captured.
>
> Any idea, chaps.

Tupolev USB?

[Dingo[_4_]]

"Netko" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:58:46 +0000, Dingo wrote
> (in article >):
>
>>
>>
>> Help !! Have become a bit stuck on ID'ing this kite.
>>
>> Methinks it *might* be a Tupolev SB from the 1939/40 Russian - Finnish
>> Winter War. I'm also puzzled by what appears to be a small open
>> 'compartment' in front of the main cockpit. The image appears to depict
>> an
>> a/c dump or perhaps an airfield which has been captured.
>>
>> Any idea, chaps.
>
> Tupolev USB?


Thanx, Netko. Seems I wasn't too far off with my guess.
~~
Dingo ;~))

[Savageduck[_3_]]

On 2011-02-13 13:58:46 -0800, Dingo said:

>
>
> Help !! Have become a bit stuck on ID'ing this kite.
>
> Methinks it *might* be a Tupolev SB from the 1939/40 Russian - Finnish
> Winter War. I'm also puzzled by what appears to be a small open
> 'compartment' in front of the main cockpit. The image appears to depict an
> a/c dump or perhaps an airfield which has been captured.
>
> Any idea, chaps.
>
> Thanks
> ~~
> Dingo
>
>
> <image>

It could be a Tupolev SB, though most of the Finnish examples seem to
have glass,not solid noses.




--
Regards,

Savageduck

[Savageduck[_3_]]

On 2011-02-13 22:07:21 -0800, Savageduck said:

> On 2011-02-13 13:58:46 -0800, Dingo said:
>
>>
>>
>> Help !! Have become a bit stuck on ID'ing this kite.
>>
>> Methinks it *might* be a Tupolev SB from the 1939/40 Russian - Finnish
>> Winter War. I'm also puzzled by what appears to be a small open
>> 'compartment' in front of the main cockpit. The image appears to depict an
>> a/c dump or perhaps an airfield which has been captured.
>>
>> Any idea, chaps.
>>
>> Thanks
>> ~~
>> Dingo
>>
>>
>> <image>
>
> It could be a Tupolev SB, though most of the Finnish examples seem to
> have glass,not solid noses.
>
>
> <image>

I just checked Wikipedia and they have this note:

"...a trainer version, the USB was built in September 1937, with a
modified nose with an open cockpit for an instructor and dual controls."

--
Regards,

Savageduck