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Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: brady on March 23, 2001, 07:16:00 PM

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Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: Lephturn on March 23, 2001, 07:20:00 PM

My lord... that is one smurfy beast.

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Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: ra on March 23, 2001, 07:58:00 PM

Vickers Wellesley I.

ra

Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: Andy Bush on March 23, 2001, 10:15:00 PM

Next question...where is it flying and what was it doing there?

Andy

Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: skernsk on March 23, 2001, 11:12:00 PM

Looks like the moon to me (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)

Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: Sorrow[S=A] on March 23, 2001, 11:40:00 PM

My guess this picture was taken during the record flight between Egypt and Australia. This was a non-stop flight and so this picture could have been snapped almost anywhere along thqat route- most likely in the mountains by the look of it!

Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: Andy Bush on March 24, 2001, 09:38:00 AM

The Wellesley was operational until 1941 or so. If I remember right, this shot was taken in the area of Ethiopia where the RAF was flying missions against the Italians.

Andy

Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: Sorrow[S=A] on March 24, 2001, 01:50:00 PM

Hi Andy  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

While these planes were operational until 1941 the roles they held were very limited- this makes it easier to identify the picture.

The only ones in service during the war were flying long range recon patrols except the ones in Ethipia used against the Italians there. If this was one of those planes the slipper long range tanks shown under the wings would have been removed to increase the airspeed of the plane.

My guess (as it is) stands that this was one of the planes that made the record flight to Australia. If it is not then it was one of the recon planes used to patrol the med until they were retired.

Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: skernsk on March 24, 2001, 02:55:00 PM

Jeez....what do you guys do lock yourself up in a room and drill this stuff into yer head (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)

Go out and find a woman...let her teach ya a few things<G>

Title: Name This Plane (134)
Post by: brady on March 24, 2001, 05:36:00 PM

Wellesley,it is  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

 The above photo is from 1940,the hood of the rear cockpit is swung open and the gun is ready for action,the containers housed the bombs.
  The Wellesley could carry 8 250lb bombs or 4 500lb bombs in those containers.

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