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Can you ID the aircraft from the shadow?

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Can you ID the aircraft from the shadow?
Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, July 30, 2022 9:09 PM
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Posted by ddp59 on Saturday, July 30, 2022 9:27 PM

that looks Italian.

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, July 30, 2022 9:30 PM

Nope not an Aeromachi Fulgore!

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Posted by armornut on Saturday, July 30, 2022 10:18 PM

  F-4 Corsair

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, July 30, 2022 10:19 PM

Nope but it has a R2800 engine 

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Posted by keavdog on Saturday, July 30, 2022 10:30 PM

Looks like a Dora, but with an American engine?

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John

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, July 30, 2022 10:34 PM

Nope the angle of the light source makes it appear longer than it actually is .

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Posted by castelnuovo on Saturday, July 30, 2022 11:48 PM

P-47?

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, July 31, 2022 12:34 AM

Yes sir!  

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Posted by castelnuovo on Sunday, July 31, 2022 1:02 AM

Yea baby Smile. Since I guessed I'll post the next one. Stay tuned for a bit...

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Posted by Tanker-Builder on Sunday, July 31, 2022 7:17 AM

P-47-Razorback

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, July 31, 2022 8:37 AM

Yep

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Posted by armornut on Sunday, July 31, 2022 10:02 AM

P-47 was my second guess but I didn't want to post two back to back guesses. That was coolGeeked

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, July 31, 2022 11:37 AM

Thanks!

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Posted by castelnuovo on Sunday, July 31, 2022 6:27 PM

Here it is

and the tail section

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Posted by armornut on Sunday, July 31, 2022 6:32 PM

Phantom

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, July 31, 2022 6:55 PM

Is it a  Thud?

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Posted by keavdog on Sunday, July 31, 2022 8:45 PM

Eugene Rowe

Is it a  Thud?

 

Thats my guess.  Thud with drop tanks on the wings.

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John

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, July 31, 2022 8:54 PM

Looks like it to me!

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Posted by castelnuovo on Sunday, July 31, 2022 10:48 PM

They are drop tanks but no answer is correct. Hint: it is not a combat aircraft

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Posted by lurch on Monday, August 1, 2022 8:19 AM

Is it a twin engine jet?

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Posted by Tanker-Builder on Monday, August 1, 2022 8:34 AM

Aha! The F-4-J of course.

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Posted by armornut on Monday, August 1, 2022 8:59 AM

   This one is really a brain stomper. I like itBig Smile just a swag...is it a Lear?

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Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, August 1, 2022 9:01 AM

castelnuovo

They are drop tanks but no answer is correct. Hint: it is not a combat aircraft

 

Wow,I would have said a 105,but now I have no idea.

By the way,did you find your Croatian decals

 

 

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Posted by keavdog on Monday, August 1, 2022 12:24 PM

Lockheed Jetstar?

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John

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Posted by castelnuovo on Monday, August 1, 2022 1:31 PM

Single engine. British. Think "fly"

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Posted by Real G on Monday, August 1, 2022 2:11 PM

Folland Gnat.

I was going to guess the Farley Fruitbat, but there are no known photos that definitively show its true configuration. Big Smile

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Posted by castelnuovo on Monday, August 1, 2022 3:39 PM

Real G

Folland Gnat.

I was going to guess the Farley Fruitbat, but there are no known photos that definitively show its true configuration. Big Smile

 

 

Bingo

 

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Posted by crown r n7 on Monday, August 1, 2022 3:40 PM

F-100 super saber oops too late

 

 

 Nick.

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Posted by castelnuovo on Monday, August 1, 2022 3:44 PM

Tojo72

 

By the way,did you find your Croatian decals

 

Yup, found them here

https://www.super-hobby.com/products/MiG-21-Around-the-World-Croatian-Air-Force-25-anniversary-35645488.html

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