Help to Id. US plane

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Does somebody know when Turkey received his Douglas C-47 ? During WW2 or postwar ?

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Mark in Cleveland, Tn.]

IMo based on two tone paint job..post war,,and above cockpit ,the round signal antenna says post war,

[EwenS]

No C-47s were provided to Turkey under Lend Lease in WW2 despite there having been a request for 6 on 23rd Feb 1942. They were told they were not available at that time.

In 1948 C-47s were supplied along with P-47s and B-26s.

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

The first c-47s were bought from the RAF in Cairo in 1945 by the turkish state airlines. “6004” was one of the first 18 military c-47As to arrive in 1948 (bought by funds from the national budget in 1946). Following 81 were from the US aid programme.
http://www.tayyareci.com/digerucaklar/t ... 50/c47.asp

Waleed

[Sturm78]

Thanks for your answers...and sorry for my late answer...

Can somebody identify this flying boat ?

Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

I would say that due to the construction of the wing tip floats, 4 engines, and single tail that this is a JRM MARTIN mars flying boat from WW II. This was the largest allied flying boat in use and was used for flying cargo and passengers. Only 7 were produced and 4 saw post war civilian service as aerial firefighting aircraft. Source of photo is WIKI.

[ROLAND1369]

Each aircraft was named with a pacific location followed by the word "Mars". The markings on this one near the cockpit seem to say "Marianas Mars".

[R Leonard]

Yup, that's it, BuNo 76821. Crashed in the early 1960s in civilian firefighting service.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, ROLAND1369

Regards
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify the exact model of this Seversky ?

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[R Leonard]

Seversky 2PA / AT-12 . . . a P-35 derivative

[Sturm78]

R Leonard wrore
Seversky 2PA / AT-12 . . . a P-35 derivative

Hi R Leonard.....I think AT-12 Guardsman did´t have the two small windows in rear fuselage....

Sturm78

[R Leonard]

Okay, try Seversky SEV-2S "Executive". Modified for civilian use circa 1937. Tis but a simple task to cut out a couple of panel and install plexiglass; if you looked on the starboard side, you'd see it comes with windowed access hatch. A careful squint into the port side windows shows the larger starboard side and a close look at the starboard shows at least one of the portside windows. Note tail number R18Y. First modification, same plane, was X18Y.

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Same plane with Jacqueline Cochran sitting in No. 63, N18Y
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/14253408234

Waleed

[Sturm78]

Thank you, R Leonard

Regards
Sturm78