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[Vampire_pilot]

although it's hard to believe, the prop has clearance in horizontal alignment

But very very little.

[sniperton]

I'm more eager to know what the pilot could see from his dug-out... 

[P51vsFw190]

Mexchiwa,

You are correct. Your turn!

This aircraft is actually the original William Christmas Bullet. The Bullet was a strutless biplane that crashed on it’s first flight after the wings seperated from the fuselage. The pilot was killed and the Army was very angry that Christmas wrecked their expensive Liberty six engine without notifying them. The Bullet was then sold to Dayton-Wright where it was redesigned and turned into the DW-1.

[mexchiwa]

Try this one: 

About the relationship between the Christmas Bullet and the Dayton-Wright racer - ? They have nothing in common except using Liberty engines.    That was a joke, right?

[Gaston]

This air intake really reminds me the P-80 family (P-80, F-80, T-33 or F-94...)...

[mexchiwa]

Right country, wrong company. Unlike my previous challenge, I actually know what this one is

[sniperton]

Happy you, I've been always bad in recognizing people by their big toe

[mexchiwa]

If the pic was any bigger, it'd be obvious immediately what this is...

[P51vsFw190]

Mex,

That wasn't a joke. It's true!

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Christmas-Bullet.html

[SAS~Storebror]

Try this one: 

Martin B-26G-11-MA Marauder S/N 43-34584.
No joke.
The plane ended up as a testbed for the SNECMA ATAR 101 jet engine, registered as F-WBXM.
It first flew in this configuration on October 9, 1950 (other sources date the maiden flight on November 10).
On May 14, 1958 it was re-registered as F-ZVLA.

Cheers!
Mike

[mexchiwa]

Got it. Did you read the intake cover?  It's all yours...

[SAS~Storebror]

Yes indeed, the intake cover gave it away
This is the full image of the plane by the way:


Okay, something different, easy to guess but I though it looks odd enough to put up here:



Cheers!
Mike