What aircraft is this?

think you would also see the Buffalo’s diagonal undercarriage form between the personnel pictured to the left of the picture, below the prop blade…

Also in the first picture you can make out the aerial behind the cockpit, also the spinner & engine harness/wiring on the G-36 photo match.
And here’s a close up of a UK Buffalo.

Regards Duggy.

I’d say that the wing dihedral in the first picture tends to suggest Wildcat too

They both seem to have the wing around head height. I’m not sure the Buffalo is appreciably lower, based on these images, even if the US pilot is standing on a chock. Of course, in the OP we can’t see the wheels so have no idea if its on jacks, or whatever.

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I based my reply on the fact the RN personnel seem to be taller than the wing.
Anyone have a shot showing a Wildcat with people standing in front?
Based on a few shots I found doing an internet search, the Wildcat’s wing is much higher off the ground.

So if it is a Wildcat either the plane is in a ditch or the people posing with it are very tall.

Hi
I gotta vote buffalo
and the aerial has been removed as the aircraft is only for ground maintenance training
cheers
jerry

Nice bit of Martlet footage here inc where the pilot appears to have lorst his wallet : )

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CF8QFjAL&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.britishpathe.com%2Fvideo%2Famerican-aircraft-for-raf&ei=BI4wVb29OdTnat3egPgB&usg=AFQjCNH_3_ib5-DFcI2Xewpxy6t_1Yun4Q&sig2=8iFAardaC3ZWpU_q7OcYFQ

Here is a photo I found on the internet.
Its the FAA Museum Martlet during restoration.
Look at the upper part of the cowl ring.

Good pic : )
So it is a G36 A/Martlet 1 as Duggy surmised but not a main production version !

There were only a few delivered to the RN, primarily to 804 at Hatston and 805 in the Mediterranean / Middle East.

Unfortunately my copy of “Skies Over Scapa” is with a friend, but even having looked through the appendices, I can still be surprised to fond yet another type that served at Hatston!

Adrian

Here is a photo I found on the internet.
Its the FAA Museum Martlet during restoration.
Look at the upper part of the cowl ring.

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I can see why the wildcat seems the most likely,however I – like John Aeroclub are questioning the large trough shaped ‘cut out’ (for want of a better word) in the upper outer cowling ring which is quite obviously for gun trough clearance through the cowl ring – does the Martlet/Wildcat have that ?? Not evident in post 7 – although presumably different marks of aircraft could have different cowl rings – however pics of wildcats might suggest that their gun troughs were neither as low or deep enough to require the large cut outs in the cowl ring !

rgds baz

Thanks again for the reply’s!

Judging by the height of the wings against fuselage, Marlet. Buffalo’s wings appear to be mounted slightly lower

Quick tidy up…

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The absence of an aeriel mast on the forward fuselage and the paddle blade prop denotes that this is a Wildcat / Martlet, not a Buffalo.
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I would suggest it’s a Wildcat and the photo was taken at the training establishment at Milmeece, Staffs, known as HMS Fledgling. I think it was exclusively for training Wrens as ground crew as seen in the photo, but I may be wrong about that.

RN Buffalos were from a Belgium order that never reached their intended destination. There were only a few delivered to the RN, primarily to 804 at Hatston and 805 in the Mediterranean / Middle East. They did see some combat with one Buffalo shot down.

There’s a shot of an 805 Buffalo here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/billchilton/4508924436/in/set-72157623826178790

According to my project about World Air Forces I have reference to the RN having Buffalo’s. Now my library is boxed up so can’t go beyond that. In what capacity I don’t know.

Chris

Looking at the ‘mix’ of personnel – it could be a tech training unit or similar – training airframes are not necessarily types used by any particular service – as long as they are fairly representative of service aircraft !
The gun ‘troughs’ do look a little large to be a Grumman – but perhaps the G36 A was a little different in that respect !

Looking at pics of Buffalos – they have lower/longer gun troughs which look like they would have to pass through the engine outer ring – so I would still tend towards a Buffalo at a tech training unit perhaps : )