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Title: What is this aircraft V?
Post by: Widewing on May 16, 2005, 11:05:49 AM

A relatively easy one.....

(http://1000aircraftphotos.com/APS/2910L.jpg)

My regards,

Widewing

Title: What is this aircraft V?
Post by: CrzyMonk on May 16, 2005, 11:24:02 AM

My guess is the de Havilland Hornet, perhaps an F Mk I with Merlin130/131 engines.

Title: What is this aircraft V?
Post by: thrila on May 16, 2005, 11:33:33 AM

It's not a hornet.  It looks like a cross between a mossie and the whirlwind.  I'm guessing it's something from westland, no idea what it is called though.

Title: What is this aircraft V?
Post by: CrzyMonk on May 16, 2005, 11:38:53 AM

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Originally posted by thrila
It's not a hornet.  It looks like a cross between a mossie and the whirlwind.  I'm guessing it's something from westland, no idea what it is called though.

You're right, wrong tail for the Hornet.... but wrong forward fusalge for the Whirlwind...and the tail is different too....

hummmm

Title: What is this aircraft V?
Post by: bunch on May 16, 2005, 01:21:35 PM

I'd wager on a Westland Welkin

Title: What is this aircraft V?
Post by: MiloMorai on May 16, 2005, 02:56:00 PM

Right bunch

(http://hsfeatures.com/images/welkintc_1.jpg)

This is the Hornet.
(http://www.classicairframes.com/articles/hornetf1jv_title.jpg)