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[allysonca]

Ok fellow pundits, the task today is to see if anyone knows this particular aircraft. Do keep in mind that the base can say Douglas, but it can be wrong.... sooooooo grab the thinking cap and let her rip! What am I??????

 

[CiTrus90]

I knew I had seen it before!

Douglas O-46B: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/douglas-o-46b-observation-plane-cp-39-785-1939.30553/

 

[riggerrob]

Looks like an American proposal for a competitor for Westland Lysander STOL army cooperation airplane ... albeit with Grumman style retractable landing gear. Think Curtiss Owl.