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What is the aircraft on the right?

Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:15 pm

Burbank 1947. What is the aircraft on right? Navion or something else?

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Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:23 pm

From the shape and tail surfaces looks to be an FW-149....

Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:55 pm

I'd go with Navion. I can see where the Fw149 looks possible but I think it's just due to the blur making the tail look bigger.

Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:19 pm

Not even a question there...that is an L-17 in Air Force livery. And if it's truly a 1947 pic, then it's probably an L-17A at that.

And trust me...I know my L-17's. :-)

Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:20 pm

Navion :drink3:

Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:08 pm

Picture taken 1947, first flight of FW-149 1953,survey says........................
What's the head on blurred aircraft between the bug smasher and the Navion? This looks like a screen grab panning shot of something else being shot @ Burbank Airport

Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:14 pm

The Inspector wrote:Picture taken 1947, first flight of FW-149 1953,survey says........................
What's the head on blurred aircraft between the bug smasher and the Navion? This looks like a screen grab panning shot of something else being shot @ Burbank Airport


No screen grab, just the back ground of the pics I posted here,
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=43851

Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:02 am

I see now it's an enlargement of that photo, lack of depth of field from using a medium format camera and slow 120 film. Lots of shiny new short nosed CONNIES and are those early P2V tails under the nose wheels?

Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:42 pm

A similar colored object in the background makes the Navion's tail look larger...T-28-ish.

Re: What is the aircraft on the right?

Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:43 pm

JohnB wrote:A similar colored object in the background makes the Navion's tail look larger...T-28-ish.


It looks like some sort of truck or trailer between the buildings. :drink3:
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