Mike K.
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Alright I can't take it anymore! 
How 'bout a little clue?
How 'bout a little clue?
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Name This Plane...from the inside
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Okay, here's a clue...
It is American made, from the 1930s and although it's a combat plane it's not a fighter.
It is American made, from the 1930s and although it's a combat plane it's not a fighter.
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Oh, yeah! Aren't there a lot of those in that great Errol Flynn flick "Dive Bomber"? I always wondered what they were.
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PBY?
BTW, most of the birds in Dive Bomber were SB2U Vindicators--I correspond a bit with one of the restoration guys at NMNA in Pensacola, and that's his verdict.
BTW, most of the birds in Dive Bomber were SB2U Vindicators--I correspond a bit with one of the restoration guys at NMNA in Pensacola, and that's his verdict.
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Okay, I will:
That looks kinda like LaGuardia for some reason--it's clearly water out front--maybe one of the earlier Martin or Sikorsky boats Pan Am used? Doesn't look quite right for a Do.X, and I know it's not a Boeing 314--windshield is way too flat, the 314's panes created a "wraparound" effect.
That looks kinda like LaGuardia for some reason--it's clearly water out front--maybe one of the earlier Martin or Sikorsky boats Pan Am used? Doesn't look quite right for a Do.X, and I know it's not a Boeing 314--windshield is way too flat, the 314's panes created a "wraparound" effect.
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Martin M-130, then? Those were pretty angular upfront IIRC...
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Am I at least right about it being a seaplane or flying-boat?
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Windshield looks kinda like a Ford Trimotor, except there's obviously an overhead glass section and Fords didn't have that, plus no prop or visible engine in front... Am I on the right continent of origin, at least? Or do I need to start thinking "east side of The Pond"?
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4-engine landbased non-American prop plane...gotta be either a bomber or a transport of some kind. I'll guess transport.
We can rule out the Junkers Ju 90 because the canopy ribbing is not right, even tho there are overhead glass panels.
We can rule out the Junkers Ju 90 because the canopy ribbing is not right, even tho there are overhead glass panels.
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Does look kinda like a Kondor, Fletch...
*involuntary cringe from remembering what those $%%$!$$% things do to my convoys in A&A Naval Miniatures scenarios, even with Wildcat cover*
*involuntary cringe from remembering what those $%%$!$$% things do to my convoys in A&A Naval Miniatures scenarios, even with Wildcat cover*
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