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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 16 Jun 2025, 05:17
by Airspeed
09-06-25 results
Mick (woody901), PeteP, Leonel (Gupyzer0), Pete (Motormouse), Eric (Tomliner), Ben (TSR2) and AllanL all identified the Blackburn B-2, scoring diamonds.
PeteP, Ben, and Allan picked up Bonus Stars for nailing the actual aircraft
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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 16 Jun 2025, 05:40
by Airspeed
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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 23 Jun 2025, 04:06
by Airspeed
16-06-25 results
The SAAB Scandia 90A-2 was spotted by
Ben (TSR2), Mick (woody901), Eric (Tomliner), Pete (Motormouse), and Simon (simondix)
Diamond badges except Mick, who won Gold.
The Scandia faced massive competition from war surplus DC-3s, and only 18 were built.
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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 23 Jun 2025, 04:17
by Airspeed
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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 30 Jun 2025, 03:58
by Airspeed
23-06-25 results
The C-87 civilian conversion of the B-24 Liberator was spotted by
PeteP, Mick (woody901), Pete (Motormouse), gaining a badge for their observations.
The actual photo was of an early conversion, just having the turrets faired over, but leaving the side gun positions open and some small passenger-type windows inserted. The next phase was the C-87 Express, which was built purely as a transport. There was also a Model 39, with a large single fin like the Privateer, but it did not proceed.
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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 30 Jun 2025, 05:05
by Airspeed
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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 30 Jun 2025, 21:24
by blanston12
Airspeed wrote: ↑30 Jun 2025, 03:58
...The actual photo was of an early conversion, just having the turrets faired over, but leaving the side gun positions open and some small passenger-type windows inserted. The next phase was the C-87 Express, which was built purely as a transport. There was also a Model 39, with a large single fin like the Privateer, but it did not proceed.
Good one. I though it might have been a C-87 but all the pics I saw showed the shape of the nose as different. I was sure it was a B-24 variant but was still looking for the right one.
Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 07 Jul 2025, 04:42
by Airspeed
30-06-25 results
Oh-Oh!
Change of underpants required.....
This one was a Savoia Marchetti SM95
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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 07 Jul 2025, 04:58
by Airspeed
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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 07 Jul 2025, 18:17
by blanston12
The Savoia Marchetti SM95 confused me. From the picture I was not sure if was a four or two engine aircraft, the engines/landing gear seamed DC-3 like but the engine nacelles were too long, and the tail did not fit any of the aircraft I could find.
That the wikipedia page for the SM95 did not have a three view image of it probably made me not recognize it.