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In Eynac's back

Hi all,

again I need you help with a difficult picture from the Polish National Archive. The man in the center, pointing on something, is French minister of aviation Laurent Eynac. But I have no idea what is the aircraft in the background. Do you?

Thank you for answers!

Regards, RT

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By: Atcham Tower - 29th November 2016 at 19:33

The hangar or airship shed looks impressive! I wonder where it is …

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By: Romantic Techno - 28th November 2016 at 18:41

Thank you three!

I researched French and Polish aircraft with no luck. What made you go Russian? BTW, well done.

I got confused about the uncowled engine. I meant, it could have been the mysterious Caudron C.190. Aviafrance.com contains no picture of it. Neither does airwar.ru. But picture-googling for the Caudron C.190 delivers a hit, the #4 of airwar.ru, and that was it, a C.193!

The trouble with Wikipedia about the Challenge International de Tourisme is, there is no complete list of the contenders. I needed to conclude the shown is the second C.193. But other pictures of the C.193 only show a cowled engine, so I meant the one in the picture being another animal.

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By: antoni - 28th November 2016 at 10:53

The E6 inside a disc might be the the entry number for the Challenge International de Tourisme. Under it is the year 1929.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_International_de_Tourisme_1929

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By: Deskpilot - 27th November 2016 at 23:48

I researched French and Polish aircraft with no luck. What made you go Russian? BTW, well done.

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By: Rosevidney1 - 27th November 2016 at 18:26

Well done for solving the identity of the mystery machine!

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By: Romantic Techno - 27th November 2016 at 16:05

Found it myself. Due to airwar.ru, it is a Caudron C.193. See 4th picture from above: http://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/c190.html

Thank you for your interest!

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By: Romantic Techno - 27th November 2016 at 15:29

Bumped up for a bit more attention. Please note:

– the cantilever low wing airframe

– the uncowled inline engine

– obviously it wears a race number (E6) suggesting it took part in some kind of competition.

Thanks again for answers!

Regards, RT

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