Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Quiz #1

This photo was recently on-sale on Ebay. Can you identify the aircraft type?


6 comments:

  1. The windscreen appears to be a Junkers design but no corrugated wing skins. I hope someone can identify.

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  2. George Russell Bryant11 February 2023 at 05:53

    Fuselage appears to be a Junkers design but no wing corrugations. I hope someone can identify this plane.

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  3. Im stumped. Looks similar to a Junkers F.13 but no characteristic corrugation. Also pilots window on F.13 was open with windscreen in front and no glass behind.

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  4. Dear friends, I believe that the photo shows the fragment of the aircraft Yokosuka Navy Type Hansa in a civilian version. Probably belonging to the fleet of these machines Mr. K.Ando. In the attachment I send several photos from my private archive.
    Greetings from Czech Republic as a big fan of the Japanese Air Force until 1945 - Erik Faustus (Nickname Fugaku)

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  5. Hello George,
    Thank you for posting such a challenging photo. I have been scratching my head for a few days but believe the aircraft in question might be a Hansa reconnaissance seaplane that has been modified for civilian use. The excellent article, by the late Peter Starkings, in Arawasi Issue 7 shows a passenger version (J-BCAL) with some similarities. Anyway, that's the best answer that I can come up with. I look forward to finding out the correct answer. Thanks again Richard

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