Name that plane

That's not a Swordfish converted to a Seaplane, is it? No, it can't be. The whole front is different.

 

The stringbag was modern by compairason.

 

Is it the French built Potez? something between the XV and the 25???

 

Not from Potez .... haven't been able to find any reference to it on the net but the family resemblace to other planes from the same very well known manufacturer and designer is unmistakable.

 

i want to say that is some sort of floatplane varient of the SPAD, but i dont think thats it

 

Not a SPAD
HINT The line goes back to WW1 but the company the designer worked for was different, you may not be able to find that particular model but there are plenty of others that have a very close resemblance.

 

American Company? Curtiss or Grumman?

 

Not US.
Hint: the designer was famous for floatplanes in WW1 and between the wars but for something rather different in WW2.

 

As in Sopwith? The closes I found to the picture was a Sopwith 2B2 Rhino, but it's not a float plane.

 

Definetly not Sopwith.

Hint: For the later part of WW2 the company named after the designer was controlled by a WW1 fighter ace.

 

German Company?

 

Yes.

 

Messerschmitt?

 

Is it a Fokker (D. series perhaps) ?????

 

No and no AFAIK Messerschmitt never built floatplanes and Fokker by WW2 was a Dutch not German company.

 

It looks very similar to the Japanese Yokoksuka E1Y2. But there are subtle differences.

 

Hey Jawbone,

The plane is suppose to be german, founded by a german company. We tried japanese and TOS said no. Damn you and your "red herrings" TOS

Also, was it a German Ace?

 

The designer was forced to relinquish control of his company to an ex ace with VERY close ties to the nazi party and also known for his "size".
Before creating his own company he had worked for Albatross and Hansa-Brandenburg. Now if you can't find him with that info
Finding the actual plane model may be a bit more difficult.

 

"Mein Gott" TiredOldSoldier...I take it from your liberal use of clues that it's unlikely we're gonna get this one spot on...

All I've got (which is probably wrong anyway) is... The designer is Hugo Junkers whose company was taken over by the Luftwaffe in WW2, Goering being the WW1 Ace and head of the Luftwaffe...

If any of that's correct, then it's still not helping with the I.D.
It's not a J1. or an F13....

 

Okay...2 stabs in the dark.

1. Albatross W-4.

2. D-V "Goering" Albatross.