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What Airplane Is This?
Please take a look at these two photos, and let me know
if you know what make/model these airplanes a http://www.johnweeks.com/tmp/fof1.jpg http://www.johnweeks.com/tmp/fof2.jpg These two aircraft look to be identical. The photos were taken during a driving rain on July 2 at a building across the highway from the Fantasy Of Flight air museum in Polk City, Florida. FOF is located about halfway between Orlando and Tampa Bay on I-4. I think that the fuselages are upside down, but I am not even sure of that. They appear to be patrol bombers, or maybe large flying boats, but in looking though books and photos that I have, they don't seem to match anything that I am familiar with. The only thing that looks close would be B-24 with a custom greenhouse nose. Any ideas? -john- -- ================================================== ==================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ==================== |
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What Airplane Is This?
On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:35:12 -0500, "John A. Weeks III"
wrote: Please take a look at these two photos, and let me know if you know what make/model these airplanes a http://www.johnweeks.com/tmp/fof1.jpg http://www.johnweeks.com/tmp/fof2.jpg These two aircraft look to be identical. The photos were taken during a driving rain on July 2 at a building across the highway from the Fantasy Of Flight air museum in Polk City, Florida. FOF is located about halfway between Orlando and Tampa Bay on I-4. I think that the fuselages are upside down, but I am not even sure of that. They appear to be patrol bombers, or maybe large flying boats, but in looking though books and photos that I have, they don't seem to match anything that I am familiar with. The only thing that looks close would be B-24 with a custom greenhouse nose. Any ideas? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PB4Y_Privateer A Maritime patrol version of the B-24. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" www.thunderchief.org www.thundertales.blogspot.com |
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What Airplane Is This?
Ed Rasimus wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:35:12 -0500, "John A. Weeks III" wrote: Please take a look at these two photos, and let me know if you know what make/model these airplanes a http://www.johnweeks.com/tmp/fof1.jpg http://www.johnweeks.com/tmp/fof2.jpg These two aircraft look to be identical. The photos were taken during a driving rain on July 2 at a building across the highway from the Fantasy Of Flight air museum in Polk City, Florida. FOF is located about halfway between Orlando and Tampa Bay on I-4. I think that the fuselages are upside down, but I am not even sure of that. They appear to be patrol bombers, or maybe large flying boats, but in looking though books and photos that I have, they don't seem to match anything that I am familiar with. The only thing that looks close would be B-24 with a custom greenhouse nose. Any ideas? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PB4Y_Privateer A Maritime patrol version of the B-24. Doesn't much look like a Privateer - even the cargo conversions. It looks more like a Liberator but the panels are wrong. The Liberator (as did the Privateer) had a pronounced sloping down from the cockpit to the second "hoop" of the nose-glazing with the panels being shaped to fit. The panels in the photo are all square. Not many slab-sided aircraft though. Eugene L Griessel If psychics are for real..why don't they call us? |
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What Airplane Is This?
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"John A. Weeks III" wrote: They are not B-24 or PB4Y-2s. My bet would be on a Shorts Sunderland...Kermit has one that he flew into Fantasy of Flight. |
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Dale wrote:
In article , "John A. Weeks III" wrote: They are not B-24 or PB4Y-2s. My bet would be on a Shorts Sunderland...Kermit has one that he flew into Fantasy of Flight. Definitely not a Sunderland - or any of the Empire series of boats either. Although that was my first guess after B-24. Nor a Kawanishi Emily either. Very intriguing - the fuselages do appear to have suffered considerable modifications. Eugene L Griessel To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell. - Siddhartha Gautama |
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What Airplane Is This?
They are upsidedown when you turn the pics over def B24s.
Dave "Eugene Griessel" wrote in message ... Dale wrote: In article , "John A. Weeks III" wrote: They are not B-24 or PB4Y-2s. My bet would be on a Shorts Sunderland...Kermit has one that he flew into Fantasy of Flight. Definitely not a Sunderland - or any of the Empire series of boats either. Although that was my first guess after B-24. Nor a Kawanishi Emily either. Very intriguing - the fuselages do appear to have suffered considerable modifications. Eugene L Griessel To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell. - Siddhartha Gautama |
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What Airplane Is This?
"Dave Deep" wrote:
They are upsidedown when you turn the pics over def B24s. By jove, I think you've got it! Yes, I agree. Eugene L Griessel Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame somebody else. |
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Eugene Griessel wrote: "Dave Deep" wrote: They are upsidedown when you turn the pics over def B24s. By jove, I think you've got it! Yes, I agree. Eugene L Griessel Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame somebody else. I don't think he has it. I say Airship gondolas, why else would there be a rail around it ? Flip them over and picture a gasbag on top of it |
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What Airplane Is This?
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"Dave Deep" wrote: They are upsidedown when you turn the pics over def B24s. Dave I really don't think so. The nose is shaped wrong to be a B-24. Also, along the side you can see two areas (one high, one low) that look to be attach points for a wing/strut/something...that doesn't fit for the Liberator either. If they are B-24s they are D models and the D had glazing over the top of the nose...these are metal. Framing in the nose area is also incorrect for a B-24. All right, someone in Florida drive over there and find out what these are!! G |
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