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[Gianky]

Thanks, guys, the pictures in that site will surely help!

Let's get back to the guessing game!

[SAS~Storebror]

I think I can solve the "football shaped thing" quest
It's indeed an antenna, but not "DFF".
What's inside is an LP-21 rotatable ADF loop antenna. The "teardrop" housing was quite common on larger aircraft like C-47/DC-3, B-17 and B-24.
Some P-51D's in the CBI theatre used the same antenna plus housing, but it's usually been mounted right in front of the dorsal fin fillet:


The reason why it's been mounted that way in this italian P-51 is unclear.
Inside the cockpit area the football housing is simply unnecessary.

The radio used was an AN/ARA-8 VHF homing adapter.
Beacons for this system have not been deployed to europe so the whole system (receiver + antenna) was probably just dead weight.

Best regards - Mike

[Gianky]

Next time I go to Vigna di Valle, I'll ask them why the hell did they put that antenna in the cockpit!

Thanks, Storebror and Duggy, you've been very helpful.

[locopiston]

According to the rules this is an open house





guess this

[SAS~GJE52]

 Douglas BTD Destroyer  ?


G;

[locopiston]

Yep!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_BTD_Destroyer


Turn of GJE52!

[SAS~GJE52]

Ok,



G;

[locopiston]

Again the FW 187 falke ...


I post this plane the first time and then his younger Argentine brother FMA IA 58 Pucará



There are already so many pages that it is impossible to see them all!

Cheers!

[SAS~GJE52]

Yep .... again... 

Your shot

G;

[Jimbo947]

Can I try you with this one????

[Jimbo947]

I should have added that I Photoshopped out Aircraft Registration 

[SAS~Storebror]

Glad that you say so

Well that's a Buccaneer S2B in 1984 at Prestwick Air Show, with Cdr. James B. Grossweiner and his backseater Flt. Lt. Jack Goff on the dorsal spine.
In front of this, facing towards the camera you see Sqn. Ldr. Willie Stroker accompanied by Sqn. Btch. B.J. Cobbledick watching two unknown german engineers doing some maintenance on their secret wonderweapon, allegedly a V-3 but this lacks reliable sources.

Best regards - Mike