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[singüe]

Perhaps an Albatross?

[SAS~GJE52]

It looks similar to a early Wright design, is it the Wright WP-1




Which was I think was based on the Dornier Do H Falke ...  so I guess Mike was on the right track.


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[Oscarito]

That's right!
Dornier Do H Falke single seat fighter from 1922 (first flight).
Only five were built.
One of them was converted to a floatplane, renamed "Seefalke", and sent to USA where it was designated Wright WP-1 and evaluated by the Navy.
Your turn 

[SAS~GJE52]

There are a couple clues that should give this away ....... 




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[max_thehitman]

It´s a WW2 Beaufighter.
It is sunk about half a mile off the Cape Kouroupas at the Cyclades island Naxos, Greece.
According to divers,  its firing apparatus is still loaded with ammunition.
I love sunken treasures - http://www.greece-is.com/wreck-diving-greece-top-10-wrecks-dive/

Doing some more research on this treasure,
someone discovered it is Listed as Beaufighter TF X LX998 of 603 Squadron which crash landed in 1943.
That is very interesting to know.
- https://plus.google.com/+KasparSzymanski/posts/ie6wrGfoZ8f
I would love to track down an original photo of it when it was still in flying condition, but searching
for the 603 squadron aircraft, not much was found, just other Beaufighters.

 

[SAS~GJE52]

Well done Max ... One final thing, it is reported that both of the crew members were rescued 

 .......over to you 

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[max_thehitman]

That is correct. The crew survived this amazing crash land into the ocean.
Unfortunately, as much as I tried to search for a photo of the original aircraft, I am unable to find it.
At least we know the serial numbers of it and a cool skin can be painted for our game, if anyone would
like to paint one.

Now,
 I went deep into my aircraft files to dig up this rare bird for you.
 It is very rare and probably the aircraft responsible for people seeing "ufos" in the sky back in the old days 

[Gaston]

Oh, the Umbrella Plane... Nemuth Parasol, right ?

I saw it in another quizz a few weeks ago...

[max_thehitman]

FANTASTIC!  You guessed correct, Gaston!
Congrats good buddy!!

Your turn ...

[Gaston]

No congrats, please... as I told in my post, I saw it in a quizz a few times ago... and it has such an unforgettable look !

OK. Next guess :



What plane is it ?

[P51vsFw190]

The airplane is the Gasuden Koken. It was a Japanese long-range research aircraft of the 1930s. It was built by the Tokyo Gas and Electric Industry (also known as Gasuden), to break the world record for longest flight, setting a closed circuit world record of 11,651 km (7,240 mi) in March 1938.

Sincerely,

James

[Gaston]

Perfect, James ! You got it !

Your turn now !