I think the “Post your pic” threads can be good. It provides an opportunity to include a mix of photos.

Many may see it as pointless to post “Here is my fancy shot of a XXX sitting on a tarmac somewhere”. But some others will be able to appreciate the plane pictured as an aesthetic thing. A thread like this though maybe shouldn’t be in ‘Historic Aviation’.

BUT, what we often ALSO find in these threads are “Here is a pic of XXX of 123 Sqn in 1943. Note the damage, weathering and grime, the buildings/vehicles/ground crew/other interesting historic tid-bits from life during the given time in the background.” And it’s THESE pics that I for one find most fascinating and satisfying, and believe they have EVERY RIGHT to be in the “Historic Aviation” section.

What about this one? What, when, where?

Well, assuming it’s from a Lancaster, as Ballykelly suggests, the Lancaster VII was a late war version. (someone else should have a date) I have also read that the Martin CE250 equipped Lancasters were too late to see service during WW2. (Anyone confirm?)

Dunno, but it’s got one of Madonna’s old shiny bras as prop spinners… 😀

Not a pressurization testbed, JB. Try to think where you’ve seen that vertical tail before. 😉

I was thinking Corsair tail… some sort of high altitude looking thing…

Vought + testbed + high-altitude + Google =

“Vought V-326 [NX41861] (Vought)
V-326 1943 = 2pClwM rg; turbocharged P&W Wasp Major. POP: 2 [NX41861, x] built for P&W as a high-altitude test bed; some components from F4U.”

In this list–>
http://www.aerofiles.com/_vot.html

Gee, that didn’t last long! Yes, the Wackett CA-11 Woomera ‘Wackett Bomber’ it is.

Back to you Mr Creosote…

Except for the missing radiator, it looks like a variant of Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien ‘Tony’.

The ‘missing’ radiator intakes are on the side of the fuselage…

Kawasaki Ki-78 ?

Better duck!

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