Another plane identification Please.

[Spikey68]

My initial thought was that it was a Bristol Mercury engine on a Blenheim, but the height of the wing off the ground appears to be greater than a Blenheim's. So Pegasus on Wellington seems a good suggestion.

[Jeffrey]

Thank you guys, you certainly know your planes.
This cj, I've taken over from Judy (with her permission). It's my Dad 2nd from the left of photo, and I'm pretty sure he trained on Wellingtons, so that fits. All 3 photos were probably taken around the same time in North Africa. They are the only pics of aircraft among hundreds of photos taken all over Egypt, Palestine, Syria & Lebanon.
I've had another look at the original & blown it up. Can't see any stringers.
Michael, your explanation about firing order of 9 cylinder radials is excellent, I knew they were mostly an odd no of cylinder for balance, but didn't know how they worked.
Malky, I didn't know there were a few even no. radials in service.
Thanks again, most grateful.

[Jeffrey]

This post and the others on the identification of planes will make going to Duxford Imperial War Museum  a whole new experience. Hopefully there will be some planes, like these we can look at.

We both appreciate the time and effort everyone has put in on these planes.

Judy

[Regorian]

Duxford is a super museum, AFV's etc. too. Flying displays in summer.

[Flattybasher9]

Just for further info :-

http://www.passion-aviation.qc.ca/images/sandiego/engines/anzani_b.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzani_10-cylinder


Regards

Malky

[Jeffrey]

Thank you for those two web sites Malky.

Judy

[Michael J]

Re your other post, with a Wellington & Beaufighter, the Wellington photo (plane 1) appears to show the platform on which the airmen in this post's photo are sitting.

It's on the far left, below the Wellington's nose, so that should confirm that the aircraft in this post is also a Wellington.

Michael.

[Jeffrey]

Just had a look.
Well spotted - thank you.

Judy

[FAHR451]

I agree it looks like a Peggy by scaling it from known lengths close by ,but it doesn't appear to be mounted and has just been unsheeted ready for installation from its platform . This job was done without a prop installed for obvious reasons . Looks like a glimpse of the engine mounting frame on the left maybe ? The jumble to the right appears to be a new un painted replacement wing section and possibly cowling or another aircraft altogether . Given that there is no wing root section visible  (which would give a definitive answer )and mountings for Peggy's were very similar , I'd say that the crew was replacing a port engine and outer wing section of a Bristol Beaufighter as they were simply more numerous and saw most action (and dust)  in this theatre .The height of the platform is nothing to go by because of the need for clearance to install the prop and there is nothing in this photo to guage the height of the platform unless the ground is clearly visible . This would give an indication of the size of prop and more clues .
My pad couldn't open the other photo so perhaps all the answers lie in there ! We have a Peggy at the museum plus other single and multi row radials but by far the prettiest is the BMW from a FW 190 .Small frontal area ,epicyclic gearbox , a real masterpiece in aircooled radials !