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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Steve355F1, Oct 23, 2014.

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  1. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    787 ?
     
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  2. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Party plane?
     
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  3. Aircon

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    Make up your own jokes.
     
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  4. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    I give up.

    Can you identify this then?
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  5. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner

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    Italian. Some kind of Siai Marchetti?

    Not sure.
     
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  6. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner

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    A fake one - it's a simulator. :)

    But if I had to take a stab, I'd say 767
     
    Steve355F1, Oct 29, 2014
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  7. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    Pretty good, but no cigar!

    It's a Macchi C202, here's the one in the Smithsonian.

    I was listening to a museum guide explain it to people, when he described it as a "Ferrari airplane", because of the prancing horse.

    I felt obliged to point out that it was nothing to do with Ferrari, but rather the 90th squadron emblem of Baracca fame.
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  8. Horse

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    KIAI

    :)
     
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  9. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner

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    Ahh. Nice one.

    Dare I say it, the front of that aircraft is a dead ringer for a real ME109...

    And...shields! Excellent.

    :)
     
    Steve355F1, Oct 30, 2014
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  10. Dave 456

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    Funnily enough, I attended a function at the Aeroclub Francesco Baracca in Lugo a month ago - prancing horses everywhere - the original (supposedly) prancing horses....
     
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  11. Dave 456

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    It will be close - uses the same engine, and possibly prop.
     
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  12. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    in point of pedantic fact, the "original" prancing horse was the symbol of Stuttgart, Baracca painted it on his plane after he shot down a German ace.

    Just don't tell Wes...
     
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  14. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner

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    That's very cool.

    Is that an RV?
     
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  16. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Very special Ferrari engined boat that held speed records for a long time, some of the models of that boat fetch nice money
     
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    .....and up for(and sold,I think)at auction in the past 12 months.
     
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  18. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner

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    Looks like a death sentence waiting for a ripple to carry it out.
     
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  20. IanB

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    Looks well washed to me.
     
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    LOL. !! :)
     
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  23. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner

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    Blimey!
    Anyone want to have a guess what the aircraft in the first pic in that article is?
    Ian? :)

    Slightly off topic, but if you want to read a realistic portrayal of the first year of the aerial war (albeit fictional), check out Derek Robinsons "Piece of Cake".
    Don't watch the movie / mini series that was loosely based on it, but the original book is excellent. A fantastic read.
     
    Steve355F1, Nov 3, 2014
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  24. Dave 456

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    One of those pesky Spanish built Me 109s - with a Merlin.
     
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  25. IanB

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    One of the best non-fiction WW2 war books is "I fought you from the skies" by Willi Heilmann, still available on Amazon. An FW190 pilot in the last year of the war, brilliant writing.
     
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