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Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: Widewing on July 11, 2005, 09:20:24 AM

(http://home.att.net/~c.c.jordan/DSCF0497B.jpg)

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: frank3 on July 11, 2005, 10:22:21 AM

Woohoo, Im the first


Hmm, tough one....B-47?

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: Casca on July 11, 2005, 10:40:46 AM

My guess: Grumman F9F

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: Westy on July 11, 2005, 10:49:30 AM

Tough one.   Early jet imo.  Four horizontal, nose mounted weapons (big openings so I would suspect cannon)

And the thing on the chin (radome?) rules out Gloster jets.

Looks like an "E" on the starboard side too.  Been looking for USA ForcE jets and been striking out.  The closest I found is the B-57 Canberra but I cannot find a pic of one with the quad hispano gun package.

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: Rino on July 11, 2005, 11:06:34 AM

I'm waiting for someone to take a picture of a rivet and then
ask what type it is ;)

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: Charge on July 11, 2005, 01:41:02 PM

I think Casca has it right. But Cougar or Panther? It obviously has some kind of radar radome under the nose.

http://www.foxhound.terramail.pl/tz045.jpg

edit:
Cougar. F9F-8

-C+

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: Westy on July 11, 2005, 02:21:59 PM

WTG.  

 The decal on the lower edge of the "6" (from the starboard "126") made me think it was the letter "E."

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: hacksaw1 on July 11, 2005, 02:40:29 PM

If you flip the image you see that what looks like a funky E is actually a 3.

All the best.

Cement

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: Bullethead on July 11, 2005, 08:30:06 PM

I think the nose is too blunt to be an F9F, plus there don't seem to be intakes at the wing roots.  So it's obviously a multi-engine job.  I'm betting on some sort of Canberra.

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: spitfiremkv on July 11, 2005, 09:01:00 PM

F9F-6 Cougar!

(http://photos.airliners.net/middle/5/1/1/841115.jpg)

Title: Another name this aircraft...
Post by: Widewing on July 11, 2005, 09:23:40 PM

This is a Grumman F9F-7, delivered in 1953.

My regards,

Widewing