Name that plane

It would be quite amazing if it were the second... but (un)fortunately, you are right!
Your go.

 

Probably done before..but worth another go maybe...

 

Handley Page HP.42/45?

 

Your too good at this....The Hannibal....

That was pretty quick mate...all yours.

 

Muahaha... the plane seems to say that too.

 

North American B-45 ? or, as that looks like a camera, RB-45C

 

You're up, Old Soldier!

 

Can' seem to be able to upload anything ..... so don't look at the image properties

 

Blohm und Voss BV. 40... ?

 

Yes, possibly the onlt "fighter" glider ever produced.

 

Hopefully the appearance of the plane is truly deceiving

View attachment 18991

 

So its not a B17?

 

A "G" - Also there's "flying fortress" at the bottom...

 

No, technically, it is not a B-17. It wasn't a "G", but used to be an "F", specifically a B-17F-1-BO.

The aircraft in question is the Lockheed Vega XB-40, it was a B-17F-1-BO (s/n 41-24341) before being handed over to Lockheed Vega for conversion, prototype for the YB-40 gunship that was based on the B-17. IIRC, this was the first use of the Bendix chin turret that would become standard on late model B-17Fs and B-17Gs(the only "real" success of the YB-40 project).

This photo taken from a different angle would have been a dead giveaway

 

Correct! Your turn. Also I purposely labeled it as Flying Fortress because I felt it was quite obvious as to what the plane was based on so that much wouldn't really be a giveaway.

 

Well let me apologise mucker for thinking you were thinking we were fools....seems I am then....good one...You'll fit in well with us lot....

 

Then this should be an easy one.

 

Commando?

 

Good guess. The cockpit does bear some resemblance to the Curtiss C-46 Commando, but the Commando only has two engines, the mystery aircraft has four.

View attachment 19005 This is the C-46 at this year's MAAM's World War II Weekend.

 

Umm..wasnt the commando civilianised...is this a liner version?