Olympia?

John

Taiwan/Formosa?
John

Japan?

John

Actually Wout, it has appeared before (though I am familiar with the aeroplane).

I’m busy at this time so Open House again chaps.

John

Note the makers name.

John

The difference with the DH method was they laid the ply strips over a mould then the sandwich layer was of balsawood followed by a further layer of ply strips the carapace shell was then held with heated bands until set.

Remember also the Germans companies such a Roland and Siemans Schuckert had been using similar wood strip layered construction during the great war and it probably came from boat building.

John

Just realised I have that book on my library shelves.

The narrow window identifies it as a Tomahawk and these were flown by 94, 112, 208, 250, 260, SAAF 2 and 4 and RAAF 3 sqn.

I doubt very much that a flying boat sqn would have a hack never mind a Tomahawk. A slim posibility is it might have been used as some form of fighter affiliation with 230 so carrying their codes.

John

Right Carl, the Clark or later Fairchild F46 Duramold.

John