Hello! I am new to the forum, and joined to find out what kind of plane this is, and in which years it was build? I found it in a developed stack of daguerreotype plate glass photos. Any idea? Your input is much appreciated.
Hello! I am new to the forum, and joined to find out what kind of plane this is, and in which years it was build? I found it in a developed stack of daguerreotype plate glass photos. Any idea? Your input is much appreciated.
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I'm thinking pretty strongly that it's a Junkers F.13 - the shape of the door, the unusual cross piece in the forward-most window, the large dorsal-fin vertical stabilizer, etc.
The best pictures I've found online are of models, but here's a couple of the real thing - see what you think:
And a couple of models:
Last edited by Hal Bryan; 09-19-2013 at 02:05 PM.
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Oh, and the F.13 first flew in 1919 (and it was remarkably advanced for that period), and, according to Wikipedia, was in production until 1932.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_F.13
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It could stand in for "The Phoenix II " if you don't install the decals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0hIoLNecqI
Last edited by RV8505; 09-19-2013 at 03:39 PM.
Thanks for the input Hal!