So you think you know your WW2 bombers..?

Albatross

Isn’t an Albatross a Gannet on a stick?

Here is a Gannet not on a stick.

Sshhhhhhh……..don’t move-there it is again ! :p

Ahhh, THEIR it is!!

A clue I was looking for was the well for the landing gear, but it was absent in the first photo (assumed it was covered up).
Sure enough, look closely, you can see the shape of the well, clearly covered up. Lower hull cut away for easy transport on wheels.

It is an Albatross (which are still easy to get.)

Now, what was it used for?

IMHO, it is a B-24 stand in, looks much better for that then a B-25.
Albarator? (Jessica’s personal warplane?? Jessica Alba that is)

S!

From the wing attach points which are small and swept back could it be one of those US Navy ww2 upward angled winged sea planes. Sorry, not sure what they are called.

That would be a Martin Mariner. No, it’s not one of those.
With the exception of the one at Pima Air Museum, they’re extinct.

Or maybe one of these?

That’s the Boeing Sea Ranger. A prototype only, also extinct. The program was cancelled after the Navy decided land based bombers would be more effective…so that led to the PB4Y Privateer.
That led to the prototype being called “The Lone Ranger”.

It’s an Albatross.

Sshhhhhhh……..don’t move-there it is again ! :p

From the wing attach points which are small and swept back could it be one of those US Navy ww2 upward angled winged sea planes. Sorry, not sure what they are called.

Or maybe one of these?

Seconded! Welcome!

Try clicking on the ‘New Thread’ button at the top of the forum (when you are viewing the forum rather than just this thread) and start another thread.

Then look below the box you are writing in for the ‘manage attachments’ button and that should allow you to post your pictures.

Hope that helps – it gets easier, honest.

Consolidated, Douglas, Lockheed, North American………….?

For those who happen to know, maybe they could be a little circumspect for a wee while 😉

Not designed for rough terrain operation.

From the fuselage/hull shape and wing position, I would guess it takes off and lands on water.

Not sure how or where to put this but trying.I was WW2 RAAF pilot,flew with the RAF in the Middle East.244 & 203 Squadrons.Blenheims and Baltimores.18 different planes,78 ops flights,then flying instructor on singles,twins,fours (Liberators.) Got pix of the airplanes. Tony.

Welcome and I’m sure everyone would love to see the photos

Not sure how or where to put this but trying.I was WW2 RAAF pilot,flew with the RAF in the Middle East.244 & 203 Squadrons.Blenheims and Baltimores.18 different planes,78 ops flights,then flying instructor on singles,twins,fours (Liberators.) Got pix of the airplanes. Tony.

A guess, rather than knowledge.

Moggy

No wonder you fit in so well round here. 😉

A guess, rather than knowledge.

Moggy

Presumably used in filming Catch-22?

You must know something that I don’t?

Sshhhhhhh……..don’t move-there it is again ! :p

Actually, that nose looks a lot like an Ablemarle nose.

The one and only B-16 Albamitch. I’ll take two.:)

Suggests Albatross used as a stand-in for B-25 in a really awful movie. 😉

Based on an albatross relic and was done for a recent documentary or movie.. This was discussed online on another forum

The one and only B-16 Albamitch.

Presumably used in filming Catch-22?

Moggy

Whiole the upper part of the nose looks rather B-25-ish, the lower party is slanted back at too sharp an angle for a B-25 nose… or any other US bomber.

Perhaps something takes from a British bomber?

The one and only B-16 Albamitch. I’ll take two.:)

Yeah I would say from the windscreen back that it is Grumman Albatross fusalage.

Agreed, Grumman Albatross…. plus some bits….