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6 hours ago, Chief_Mouser said:

Have a go at this; ought to be fairly easy 🤨.

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One of the Mosquito Prototypes (W4050) with a mocked up turret for aerodynamics testing. 

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1 hour ago, Boo said:

One of the Mosquito Prototypes (W4050) with a mocked up turret for aerodynamics testing. 

 👍 Indeed. Proposed as a nightfighter. The Air Ministry also wanted a turret for bomber defence.

They were not good aerodynamically - now there's a surprise. Full story:

Why de Havilland never produced a turret-equipped Mosquito (key.aero)

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The Bell Inn, Bath. Live music venue and real ale pub (thebellinnbath.co.uk)

I am in the homepage picture... or I would be if they hadn't cropped off the bottom part of it. 🍻

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7 minutes ago, Major Lee said:

That's the Convair F2Y Sea Dart...

Wow! Faster than a Labrador on a ham sandwich!! Was it so easy? I didnt even know it exisited until I googeld "crazy jet s...." 🙂  

Correct!! Well done sir!!

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Lets try something a bit more modern, although obviously not current tech and certainly not yet another seaplane... 🤪

And no, it is NOT a license built Pontiac Aztek version built by some aircraft corporation, although it certainly looks like a proverbial flying windowless van...

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