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Airborne A7?
Rick F Offline
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#1
10-09-2020, 12:30 PM
   

The above picture is copied from a book on Junkers aircraft, and passed to me by a club member. I intend to include it in the next club mag, but would like confirmation that it actually is a 2-seater boat-tail before I embarrass myself in print!

The aircraft is a Junkers G31 converted for freight with a roof loading hatch. Three were built and this one was supplied to New Guinea Airways in 1931
Rick

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Mike Costigan Offline
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#2
10-09-2020, 01:08 PM
Yes, Rick, it is; it looks like it's a 1929/30 model with the long scuttle.
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Rick F Offline
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#3
10-09-2020, 01:12 PM
Thanks Mike. Further searching on-lline has produced more pics of the  car being loaded and unloaded, with "Austin 7" mentioned in the captions.
Rick

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Tony Press Offline
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#4
10-09-2020, 11:41 PM
We have discussed this picture before on the forum or is my memory playing tricks ?
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Jeff Taylor Offline
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Car type: 1934 Austin 7 AVH Van (in bits & incomplete!), 1936 Morris 8 Series I Tourer
#5
11-09-2020, 12:17 AM
Yes Tony, I've a feeling we discussed this on the old forum. I believe I posted a couple of photos including this one that I'd also found online.
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Rick F Offline
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#6
11-09-2020, 11:53 AM
I did search "Junkers", "aircraft" and "G31 before submitting my post. Unfortunately my septugenarian memory does not extend as far back as it used to!
Rick

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Bob Culver Offline
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#7
12-09-2020, 08:35 AM
As previous I think it is the fledgling nazi party capturing advanced British technology for study.
With lots of native boys available, I trust they did not have to fire up the steam crane just to lift the Austin.
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