Who / What / Where Game Part 2

[Catfish]

Australian 'Powerful owl' (Ninox strenua)?

[Jimbuna]

That could well be the one Kai.

[Aktungbby]

British?no, but it is a couple of republican islands

Australian 'Powerful owl' (Ninox strenua)? much smaller island!:O:

That could well be the one Kai. Not by an 8000+ mi. longshot; U undoubtedly passed it in the hot tub of your Banks trampship:O: on a course of 175⁰ish to round the Cape of Good Hope...enroute to the Malay coast and beyond...without noticing it was there; 'cause no one else did either??!:arrgh!:

[Catfish]

^ what is a "Banks" trampship?
"a course of 175⁰ish to round the Cape of Good Hope"?
This would point to Antarctica .. Du sprichst in Brezeln :O:

Smaller island, probably meaning smaller than Australia :doh:
Can't be Madagascar, would be Africa.
Cannot be India, not an island. But then .. Sri Lanka?

Is it endemic, on this "smaller island"?

[Jimbuna]

^ what is a "Banks" trampship?


The shipping company I worked for as an engineering officer, Andrew Weir (Bank Line). https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bank.shtml

[Jimbuna]

Asian Eagle Owl?

[Aktungbby]

nope...too far east. If this bird were a parrot, it would spout Portuguese & be a Republican! Any more hints will give it away! @ Kai it is endemic; possibly on two islands approx. 90 miles apart... but for sure on just one island so far.@ Jimbuna: I already read all about your company when U posted your ship in an earlier puzzle, and I poured over the list of vessels to find yours for two daze and just aced out Kai by a minute! :D:arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

Found in the Canaries?

[Aktungbby]

nope; but you're in the right ocean. Now mount Pegasus and fly 6633 KM on a base-course of 172⁰!...to the small island. :arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

Off the west coast of Africa?

[Catfish]

The shipping company I worked for as an engineering officer, Andrew Weir (Bank Line). https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bank.shtml
I remember Andew Weir but not the name 'Bank Line' :oops:
Thanks :salute:

@Aktung are you sure you got that 6000 miles right at 172° south?? From Africa this would be Antarctica :hmmm:
By now I would have bet it was a brazilian island :/\\!!

ok just guessing: São Tomé scops owl (Otus hartlaubi) ?

south of Canaries it could be the Capverde islands, but nope, not 172 degrees. edit again: should be very close to Africa if this 172 course is correct. This makes it an african island. But Aktung said not african. Hmm.
Further away Santa Helena is not portuguese, language is english. I do not find other lusophone islands ..

i give up ... waiting for Jim.

[Aktungbby]

Not otis Hartlaubi but you're in the right area...that's 6633 kilometer not miles; and an island, not on a continent, as Jimbuna had inquired.

[Catfish]

ok last guess: Otus bikegila from Príncipe Island?
The eye's colour does not match though with brown/yellow. Ah whatever :)
off 'til tomorrow :salute:

[Aktungbby]

It is indeed the newly discovered Principe scops-owl, or Otus bikegila,https://scitechdaily.com/images/Otus-bikegila-Owl-2048x1536.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs%3Adevice%2Frscb2-1 it is named after Ceciliano “Bikegila” do Bom Jesus, a local parrot harvester turned conservationist and nature guide who alerted researchers to the species' existence and who captured birds for study. OVER to KAI!:salute: https://scitechdaily.com/highly-threatened-new-species-of-owl-discovered-in-the-rainforests-of-principe-island-central-africa/

[Catfish]

^ thanks but :k_confused:
This reminded me once again to thoroughly read the hints ... :haha:
From kilometers to miles, to positions given, and courses :03:

I will have something new this evening, sry for the delay.

[Catfish]

Ok, I stumbled accidentally about it and had never heard of it before.
What exactly is it?

https://i.imgur.com/sQWHBpDl.jpg

[ET2SN]

Its a nacelle and an oil cooler. :D

Turboprop? :hmmm:

[Catfish]

Its a nacelle and an oil cooler. :D
I am not sure about cooling oil – could also be water cooling – but oil may well be.
Hint: not only a nacelle, it is also the fuselage.
Turboprop? :hmmm:
Not a turboprop.

[Aktungbby]

warplane?

[Jimbuna]

SNCAC NC.3021 Belphégor?

[Aktungbby]

too easy!:hmph: https://oldmachinepress.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/sncac-nc-3021-front.jpg

[Jimbuna]

No cigar for you then :O:

[Catfish]

umm ok, was it so easy? Google image search found nothing when i tried for a test :hmmm:

It is the 'Belphégor', project started before WW2 but ony tried out after the war. Plane built for extreme altitudes, but it did not suceed. Engine used was just of all from a Heinkel 177, there was a lot of material left after the war.

https://oldmachinepress.com/2021/08/05/sncac-nc-3021-belphegor-high-altitude-research-aircraft/

https://i.imgur.com/lIZoE5hl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/SePOFV9l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uhWIzynl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/cgU3OjIl.jpg

:) over to Jim :salute:

[Jimbuna]

I'll put something up this afternoon :salute:

[Jimbuna]

Who might this be?

https://i.postimg.cc/MGRgCYKM/gttthhh.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

British fellow?

[Jimbuna]

Indeed

[Aktungbby]

politician?

[Jimbuna]

Not so far as I'm aware.

[Aktungbby]

deceased?

[Jimbuna]

Yes

[Aktungbby]

actor?

[Jimbuna]

Not an actor.

CLUE: Born prior to 1900

[Aktungbby]

explorer?

[Jimbuna]

Well they have been around a bit but not usually recognised as being an explorer.

[Aktungbby]

anything to do with Africa?

[Jimbuna]

They were successful in Africa but also in other continents as well.

[Aktungbby]

...how have we gone from "a British fellow" to 'they'?

[Jimbuna]

they
pronoun
1.
used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.
"the two men could get life sentences if they are convicted"
2.
used to refer to a person of unspecified gender.
"ask a friend if they could help"

[Catfish]

I'm a bit curious about this colour photo ..
Something to do with Stanley and Livingstone?

[Jimbuna]

I'm a bit curious about this colour photo ..
Something to do with Stanley and Livingstone?

The photo isn't in colour Kai.

CLUE: Born before 1900 and deceased in the 1970's

[Eisenwurst]

High Ranking Military chap ??

[Jimbuna]

Yes Sir

[Catfish]

Some adversary of Rommel?

[Jimbuna]

Plus a few others.

[Aktungbby]

did he die forgotten in abject poverty?

[Jimbuna]

Not as far as I'm aware.

CLUE: He was a widower.

[Aktungbby]

was he a teetotaling anti-buggering vegetarian?

[Jimbuna]

Also a Christian who supported apartheid.

[Aktungbby]

Did he look nearly as good in his beret as Eichhttps://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=1140&pictureid=9696 and I do in ours?http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=10044:arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

Well he had more than just the two stripes and I know those women are only laughing because you weren't wearing any trousers at the time :)

[Aktungbby]

The older one on my immediate right actually whispered in my ear in an alluring Polish accent: "eet's gud u wear beeg Berretta Starzec(definitely not referring to my hanging shield over the kevlar shock plate:O:) we no eets only thing on U that steel shutz!" :wah: Did IKE (not Eich:O:) utilize this gentleman's ready talents and presence on the north flank of the Battle of the Bulge, over Omar Bradley's objections?

[Jimbuna]

Yeah, I remember your missus telling me that on the phone last week :D

[Aktungbby]

I wondered why she suddenly started saying "bollocks" alot!:hmmm: She saw that pic and knew I have rough daytime duty at 4th and Mission S.F.;:O: they were seriously outta place Polish tourists meandering a homeless sidewalk encampment; I then directed them northward to a safer district.

[Catfish]

^ and ^^^ :haha: :subsim:

Almost pythonesque :03:

[Aktungbby]

B. Law Montgomery, Viscount of Alamein?

[Jimbuna]

Yep, that be him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery

https://i.postimg.cc/Gh954y67/General-Montgomery.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Over to you :salute:

[Aktungbby]

I've actually seen his personal tank on display at the Imperial War Museum just south of the Thames; a US MA3 'Grant' with a wooden 37 mm gun barrel to make room for extra radio gear; and also an exhibit dedicated to him at Edinbourgh Castle. I'll have something intriguing shortly.

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/3xm9GC1B/large-000000.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

Ol' Monty knew a foto-op when he saw it:yep::https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Sc0AAOSw28ZiBf9a/s-l500.jpg What's this ? and where?? https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=12848

[Eichhörnchen]

A painting?

[Jimbuna]

Chewing gum art?

[Aktungbby]

A painting?nope

Chewing gum art?yup

[Jimbuna]

In the US?

[Aktungbby]

yes

[Jimbuna]

New York?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Jimbuna]

In a city?

[Aktungbby]

a big one; and one I believe your son has visited in a professional capacity...

[Jimbuna]

Seattle?

[Aktungbby]

bingo! Now what tourist attraction is it?...practically a dead giveaway!

[Jimbuna]

Market Theatre Gum Wall

[Aktungbby]

:Kaleun_Salute: no Aricept needed for a dead giveaway...yet!:O: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Gum_wall%2C_Seattle%2C_Washington%2C_Estados_Unido s%2C_2017-09-02%2C_DD_19-21_HDR.jpg/1920px-Gum_wall%2C_Seattle%2C_Washington%2C_Estados_Unido s%2C_2017-09-02%2C_DD_19-21_HDR.jpg over 2 U!

[Jimbuna]

What is this?

https://i.imgur.com/BNHbpdp.jpg

[Aktungbby]

https://i.imgur.com/BNHbpdp.jpg:nope:

[Jimbuna]

Not understanding the above message.

[Aktungbby]

^ that's what is appearing on this side of the English speaking lake!:arrgh!:

[mapuc]

Not understanding the above message.

Breaking the rules to post following.

What we see Jim is a black square and inside this square there's a message

"The image you are requesting does not exist or is no longer available
imgur.com "

Markus

[Jimbuna]

No problems at my end.

https://i.imgur.com/K6lMwbx.jpg

[Eisenwurst]

Hi Jim, it's not visible in Australia either....just like Markus says a black square from imgur.

[Catfish]

Same in continental Europe :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

How about this one?

https://i.postimg.cc/fbqGYYQ2/tttttt.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

a fence?

[Jimbuna]

Not a fence.

[Eichhörnchen]

Inside the turret of an AFV?

[Jimbuna]

No but you're warm.

[Eichhörnchen]

Ship then?

[Jimbuna]

You were closer previously.

CLUE: This object certainly wouldn't float.

[Eichhörnchen]

Tank

[Catfish]

Tracks?

[Aktungbby]

Turret?:O:

[Jimbuna]

That's three affirmatives.

[Aktungbby]

british?

[Catfish]

American?

[Jimbuna]

Neither but it did see action.

[Eichhörnchen]

Looks like a desert scheme... Italian?

[Catfish]

by the photo quality post ww2 i suppose?

[Eichhörnchen]

by the photo quality post ww2 i suppose?

It's probably tucked up in a museum

[Jimbuna]

Looks like a desert scheme... Italian?

Not Italian.

[Jimbuna]

by the photo quality post ww2 i suppose?

Not post WW2 but it did have a short service life.

[Eichhörnchen]

Japanese?

[Catfish]

European?

[Jimbuna]

Japanese?

Nope :)

[Jimbuna]

European?

I believe so in geographical terms.

[Aktungbby]

Czech?

[Jimbuna]

Czech?

Nope :)

CLUE: Not the heaviest or numerical.

[Ostfriese]

Russian, probably one of the family of BT fast tanks?

[Jimbuna]

Not Russian but there is a connection.

[Catfish]

Hmm, Turkey?

[Jimbuna]

Too far east.

[Ostfriese]

That doesn't leave much. Polish, then? A TKS or TKS tankette?

[Catfish]

Italian? Just to eliminate possibilities.. there are quite some countries in the balkans, also Romania, Hungary ..

[Jimbuna]

That doesn't leave much. Polish, then? A TKS or TKS tankette?

Not Polish and I refer you back to your previous answer.

[Jimbuna]

Italian? Just to eliminate possibilities.. there are quite some countries in the balkans, also Romania, Hungary ..

Not Italian but as I've already stated there is a definite Russian connection.

[Exocet25fr]

Ukrainian ?

[Eichhörnchen]

^I already checked those out :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Not Ukraine.

CLUE: Weighed less than twenty tons.

[Catfish]

Serbia?

[Jimbuna]

Serbia?

Afraid not.

CLUE: The armour at its maximum thickness was less than 20mm

[Aktungbby]

Yugoslavian?

[Eichhörnchen]

Did it have a crew of just one?

[Jimbuna]

Yugoslavian?

Afraid not.

[Jimbuna]

Did it have a crew of just one?

More than one.

CLUE: Less than five :)

[Aktungbby]

Did it have a crew of just one?

More than one.

CLUE: Less than five :)

That's three affirmatives.

Not post WW2 but it did have a short service life.

I believe so in geographical terms.

Russian, probably one of the family of BT fast tanks? I can always count on Ostfreeze for new insite:O:

Not Russian but there is a connection.(created by placing a turret armed with a 114 mm gun on the chasis of the Soviet BT-7 fast tank.) "European geography"...not Balkans:hmmm: = Finnish front??:
ie: leads to light BT Finnish tanks on wild-shot guess(i know absolutely nothing of BT light tanks) and “voilà! the BT 42 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bt42_parola_2.jpg/1024px-Bt42_parola_2.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT-42

[Jimbuna]

That's the one :yep:

Over to you :salute:

[Aktungbby]

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=12861 <who is this Ancient Mariner?

[Jimbuna]

Friedrich Grade – the last eyewitness to “Das Boot”?

https://www-nwzonline-de.translate.goog/hintergrund/friedrich-grade-der-letzte-augenzeuge-von-das-boot_a_31,1,2462531975.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

[Aktungbby]

Over 2 U!:salute:

[Jimbuna]

Put a name to this.

https://i.postimg.cc/X7Rd8PN5/wwwwww.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

british?

[Jimbuna]

Nope

[Eichhörnchen]

Putin's yacht?

[Jimbuna]

Nothing anywhere near as lavish :)

[Aktungbby]

military vessel?

[Jimbuna]

Sure is.

[Aktungbby]

American?

[Jimbuna]

Not American, but further east.

[Aktungbby]

french?

[Jimbuna]

Not French but there is a connection.

[Aktungbby]

european?

[Jimbuna]

Afraid not.

CLUE: Named after a place I have been to several times.

[Aktungbby]

chinese? Your further east clue is confusing: east of me or east of you?

[Jimbuna]

No but you're getting warmer.

[Aktungbby]

Indian?

[Jimbuna]

More westerly.

[Aktungbby]

Pakistan?

[Jimbuna]

(Looks at world map) Further west :)

[Aktungbby]

Afraid not.

CLUE: Named after a place I have been to several times.Royal Omani Corvette Al Rasikh?:D

[Jimbuna]

Royal Omani Corvette Al Rasikh?:D

Further west.

[Aktungbby]

africa?

[Jimbuna]

Transcontinental.

[Aktungbby]

west coast of Africa?

[Jimbuna]

Afraid not.

CLUE: When you arrived at this place you were usually entertained by someone who came aboard.

[Aktungbby]

South America?

[Catfish]

Hawaii?? :03:

[Jimbuna]

Transcontinental Africa.

[Aktungbby]

near Madagascar?

[Jimbuna]

Too far south.

[Aktungbby]

Egypt ?

[Catfish]

Not American, but further east.
so now "east of America" is Africa?
Not african east coast, not west coast.
"Southern coast"? like around Ghana?
What is meant with "transcontinental" :hmmm:

[Eisenwurst]

Would the crew be big fans of the World Cup???

[Jimbuna]

Egypt ?

At last....we now know the country.

[Jimbuna]

Would the crew be big fans of the World Cup???

Sorry but you've lost me there :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

so now "east of America" is Africa?
Not african east coast, not west coast.
"Southern coast"? like around Ghana?
What is meant with "transcontinental" :hmmm:

Egypt (Arabic: مصر Miṣr [mesˁr], Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mɑsˤr]), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

[Catfish]

ah ok – :salute:

Built in France?

[Exocet25fr]

Yes ! maybe Helo Carrier Mistral Sébastopol or Vladivostok ?

[Jimbuna]

ah ok – :salute:

Built in France?

Actually no.

[Jimbuna]

Yes ! maybe Helo Carrier Mistral Sébastopol or Vladivostok ?

Aucun de ceux-là. (None of those).

[Catfish]

Locally-built Gowind corvette Port Said?

[Jimbuna]

Locally-built Gowind corvette Port Said?

Spot on Kai :up:

https://www.navaltoday.com/2021/01/08/egyptian-navy-takes-delivery-of-1st-locally-built-warship/

https://i.postimg.cc/1XrFQzBw/portsaid1.jpg (https://postimg.cc/gLrjymf2)

Over to you my friend :salute:

[Aktungbby]

Further west.I understood hint: "trans continental africa" from the get-go but your "further west" answer had me looking at "transcontinental"Yemen which is immediately west of Oman; and French-built Saudi frigates attacked by Yemeni Houtha missiles etc....not corvettes:wah: your answer should have been "further Northwest":O:but I still managed to lead Catfish to the "promised land"...Egypt.:yep: EDIT I just re-looked up "Egyptian warships" on Google again, having done so yesterday...and there it is; plain as day; I'm an idiot! Congrats to Catfish.

[Jimbuna]

When sailing to the Gulf through the Suez Canal my ship would top up the bunkers at Port Said and the Gilly Gilly man would come aboard (if the Captain gave permission) to entertain with his magic show.

Only a fool would leave their cabin door unlocked.

[Aktungbby]

When sailing to the Gulf through the Suez Canal my ship would top up the bunkers at Port Said and the Gilly Gilly man would come aboard (if the Captain gave permission) to entertain with his magic show.

Only a fool would leave their cabin door unlocked.Methinks the Gilly-Gilly man only wanted to catch U in your speedo in the pool aboard the Banks freighter you mentioned staying cool in.:O:

[Jimbuna]

The pool was 30' square :)

[Catfish]

Spot on Kai :up:
https://www.navaltoday.com/2021/01/08/egyptian-navy-takes-delivery-of-1st-locally-built-warship/
Over to you my friend :salute:


Thanks, somehow thought across one continent, which is what "transkontinental" means in german (other than "interkontinental" = across continents. When it was not West Africa i changed to the middle of the continent being also wrong :/\\!!
Ah whatever :haha:


Ok what is that,
(should be easy compared to grey rectangles displaying a detail of a hundred thousand warships :wah: :oops:)


https://i.imgur.com/lyh0to6m.jpg

[Jimbuna]

An aircraft?

[Aktungbby]

"Transcontinental Airliner"?:O:

[Catfish]

"Transcontinental Airliner"?:O:

transcontinental
/ˌtranzkɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l,ˌtrɑːnzkɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l,ˌtransk ɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l,ˌtrɑːnskɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l/
adjective
(especially of a railway line) crossing a continent. [one]
a transcontinental railway or train.

(trænskɒntɪnentəl IPA Pronunciation Guide)
ADJEKTIV [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A transcontinental journey or route goes from one side of a continent to the other. In American English, transcontinental usually means from one side of the United States to the other.

Know your intercontinental anglic language :O:

[Eichhörnchen]

I guess he means "intercontinental"?

[Catfish]

^ i guess so :)

[mapuc]

As long it's not incontinence :O:

Markus

[Aktungbby]

that Depends on your viewpoint:haha:

[Jimbuna]

So is it an aircraft?

[Catfish]

Sry, had to drive to Bielefeld (the town that does not exist according to a joke popular in Germany) :doh:

@Jim it is an aircraft.

[Jimbuna]

Post WWII?

[Catfish]

Yes, after WWII

[Jimbuna]

American?

[Catfish]

^ no

[Jimbuna]

Russian?

[Catfish]

further west

[Jimbuna]

German?

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/b1tPCfo.jpg

Fouga CM88 Gémeaux

[Jimbuna]

:up:

[Catfish]

https://i.imgur.com/b1tPCfo.jpg
Fouga CM88 Gémeaux
:up:
Yes, this is it!
Derived from the Fouga sailing plane, then fitted with one or more turbines called "Sylphe"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py1tnKofH5c

then later as a twin plane called "Gémeaux" (Gemini) used as a test bed for several turbines with the typical "W" tail as seen in the photo above.

The Fouga company was later inherited by Potez.
Further development led to the well-known "Fouga" Magister jet training plane using two turbines attached to and into the fuselage.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouga_Magister

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pXCxpjQW0M

being in military training service in so much countries due to its excellent handling and flight qualities, coming from the original glider design. Also used in aerobatics with some success..

Well done, though Jim was probably close :)
Over to Eichhörnchen :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Yes I knew the seconds were ticking away there :haha:

https://i.imgur.com/zYOmpsK.jpg What's this then?

[Catfish]

^ two exhaust pipes from a truck?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Aktungbby]

has it got wheels?

[Jimbuna]

A building?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Aktung - yes

@ Jimbo - no

[Jimbuna]

A tractor?

[Catfish]

Two wheels?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Jim - no

@ Kai - no

[Jimbuna]

Is it one of those mobile music organs?

[Catfish]

A dragster?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Jim - no, it's not any kind of big organ

@ Kai - no, not a dragster

[Catfish]

Two axles?

[Eichhörnchen]

Nope, more than two

[Aktungbby]

military?

[Catfish]

From a film?

[Aktungbby]

WWII HOBART VEHICLE?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Aktung (your first guess only) not military

@ Catfish - not from a film

[Catfish]

Is it some one-of-a-kind/experimental vehicle?

[Eichhörnchen]

It never got beyond a mock-up, it's true

[Eichhörnchen]

military?

Apologies, Aktung - I should've said YES to your first question - it IS military and I don't know how I put the word "not" in there :wah:

[Aktungbby]

british?

[Eichhörnchen]

No, not British

[Jimbuna]

American?

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes, American

[Jimbuna]

Diesel powered?

[Eichhörnchen]

Nope, not diesel

[Aktungbby]

does it shoot something?

[Eichhörnchen]

Nope and it never got that far (to carry armaments)

[Jimbuna]

WWII era?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Jimbuna]

WWI era?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Jimbuna]

Prior to WW1?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Aktungbby]

after WWII?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ After WW2 yes

[Aktungbby]

for army?

[Eichhörnchen]

Not for the army

[Catfish]

Air force?? :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Navy?

[Catfish]

Probably "Reitende Gebirgsmarine"
~ "Mounted mountain navy"

[Eichhörnchen]

It looks as though both the air force and the navy were interested in this

[Jimbuna]

Anything to do with recues?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Jim: no

[Catfish]

Was it big?

[Aktungbby]

four axels?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Catfish - not particularly big, no

@ Aktung - No

[Jimbuna]

Five axels?

[Eichhörnchen]

Nope, not five

[Catfish]

Amphibian vehicle?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Nope

[Jimbuna]

Six axels?

[Catfish]

Two longitudinal axles, as screws/roller-propelled?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Jim and Kai - no to all

https://i.imgur.com/w6pTMCV.jpg Here's a bit more of the photo as a clue

[Aktungbby]

3 axels?