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This is the first of three I have lined up for you Felix. Good luck.

Wow what the heck??

SCrew it - Wild guess - Austrian design (also made by Macchi in Italy) L

I thought this one would be tricky. Have another go.

Tricky? You're not kidding. It looks familiar though. I've probably seen the photo somewhere but I have no idea what it is..

You guys amaze me - I can't think how much time yo must put into researching all these planes.. I've never even heard of them! Let alone guess a rusty old photo!

Ben

Anybody fancy a clue?

You guys amaze me - I can't think how much time yo must put into researching all these planes.. I've never even heard of them! Let alone guess a rusty old photo!

Ben

It's an enjoyable challenge.  Some are "easy"  (definition - I KNOW I've seen it before but I don't remember where)

This one is a tad difficult, and the graininess of the photo doesn't help.  In this case, there are several "clues" that led me to my first guess

- reasonably well shaped hull
- pusher engine mounted between the wings.

Assumptions:
- single seater (not too clear on the photo),
- high mounted fin/rudder/tailplane.

While this is "typical" of many of the early WW1 flying boats, it's characteristic of the Lohner/Macchi single seater flying boats

Armed with the now known fact that it is not a Type L Lohner/Macchi now I would have to concentrate on other details and compare ...

- shape of the auxiliary floats
- is that a biplane tailplane arrangement?
- squared off nacelle/radiator
- 4 bladed prop,
- two bay wing cellule
- wing cellule attached by struts to the hull.

This one is NOT easy.

Other assumptions - this is a photo of a real airplane and not some cobbled up composite;

I can assure you that it's a real aircraft. The graininess of the photo is because I had to scan it from a book and I apologise for that.

Any chance of a picture of this Type L of yours?

Is it a Sopwith perchance?

I can assure you that it's a real aircraft. The graininess of the photo is because I had to scan it from a book and I apologise for that.

Any chance of a picture of this Type L of yours?

http://www.kuk-kriegsmarine.at/Nr.M39Nr.300.htm

Scroll down, and you can see why, given the graininess and blurring of the photo, I guessed the Type L.

Well, Hagars got it.

Pure luck I assure you. My neighbours suspect I'm more than a little batty.

In case you still don't know it is a Sopwith Bat circa 1913. It's simply a motor boat with wings and was quite successful.