What you believe not to be ww2 (105 mm cannon) was fitted during ww2 on a Piaggio P.108 bomber. The 105mm was fitted and tested however the new design never made it into production and never saw service. Aerospaceweb.org | Ask Us - Airborne Guns You had the 105mm so it is close enough to post the next question.
Piaggo P.108A. 102mm anti -shipping? Already gave the answer as 105mm, and as it was bigger than 102mm it is the answer unless you disagree.
Badge given to those who qualified as pilots of the Luftsportverband, clandestine Nazi flying organisation of the early 30's?
Near enough Pilot badges here Latvian Air Force - Pilot WW2 Latvian Air Force Meritorius Service Wings. see also here Latvian Air Force - Meritorious Service Badge
I've just done a google images search for Supermarine 322, judging by the first two photo's that came up I'd say Spidge was right.
Is that another name for an Albacore or are they two totally different aircraft . I wouldn't have known the answer was a Supermarine 322 without a lot of googling, but I can say the Albacore was completely different. The Fairey Albacore did enter service; it was was supposed to be a successor to the Swordfish, but was only marginally better and in some respects worse - in fact the Swordfish outlasted it. It gave good service due to its crews "making do" rather than its own merits. It was the last British frontline combat biplane to enter service, and AFAIK the last of any nation, which is hardly something to be proud of. Spidge - do you have any info on the 322? It doesn't look like one of Supermarine's better efforts - if they produced a monoplane torpedo bomber, they could at least have given it a retractable undercarriage. We're going away for a couple of days so won't see any answers to this immediately. Taking the children to EuroDisney.... Adrian
. Spidge - do you have any info on the 322? It doesn't look like one of Supermarine's better efforts - if they produced a monoplane torpedo bomber, they could at least have given it a retractable undercarriage. We're going away for a couple of days so won't see any answers to this immediately. Taking the children to EuroDisney.... Adrian Hi Adrian, This info from: Supermarine 322 "This was a design to meet Specification S.24/37 for a naval torpedo bomber and reconnaissance plane. Two prototypes were built, carrying the serial numbers R1810 and R1815. R1810, as seen on the picture, made its first flight in February 1943. Externally, Type 322 did not show very modern lines with its fixed undercarriage! Most notable feature of the plane, nicknamed 'Dumbo' , was its variable incidence wing which allowed the angle of attack to be changed in-flight by some 15°. The variable incidence mechanism was powered by a small 1.5 hp electric engine. The 'Dumbo' was largely constructed of wood."
