What is it?

Yes a longish one

 

Wheels?

 

The brain has got out of bed long enough to come up with He 177A-3/R1


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Nope

 

Sod. Brain has quit.

 

Petlyakov Pe-8

 

Petlyakov Pe-8

You could be right!

 

Could it be a Wellington?

I was lucky enough to meet on a few occasions in the local village where I grew up, Capt. William Foxley, who survived a Wellington crash, but was badly burnt, and was a member of the guinepig club.

 

Damn think you could be right. I considered that then decided it wasn't. Doofus.

 

You are right Adrian...

 

Could it be a Wellington?

I was lucky enough to meet on a few occasions in the local village where I grew up, Capt. William Foxley, who survived a Wellington crash, but was badly burnt, and was a member of the guinepig club.
Wellington had twin or was it four 303s in the back turret.

 

It looks like that Russian jobby, or Japanese -single rear gun?

 

Adrian got it right with a Petlyakov Pe-8. Therefore he has the next question.

 

Thanks - but it was twenty to one in the morning before I got to this - I'll think of a question tomorrow!

In the meantime - try and imagine what it was like firing a 20mm cannon in the confined space of a Pe-8 rear turret!

Adrian

 

What type is represented in this artist's impression?

(He has taken liberties with the engine type, but it was a real aircraft)

Adrian

 

Safe to say it's one of the Short jobbies but which one!

 

I'll fall into the trap and go for a short sunderland!

 

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