Photo Impressed French Aircraft ID?

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is an impressed french machine at:


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Franzos...4AAOSwp6RepHxn


Can anyone assist with the id please?


In the background is Morane Saulnier MS.149 F-AMVV in case this helps in identifying the unit operating either machine.




Also, may or maay not be relevant, but the same seller has a photo of damaged German aircraft CG+HW, if this helps in determining the location.



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


I've been searching for high wing french prewar aircraft.Not that I'm certain, and I'm probably mistaken, but could the aircraft shown be the S.E.C.A.T. S.4 Mouette, or S.E.C.A.T. VI?


Regards,


Clint

[jschreiber]

Hello
For me, it’s a Potez 36. Not really a warhorse... Since every flying aircraft was impressed, and a lot of times to be never flown after, this one, with the civilian color scheme, was perhaps not used by the Air Force.
Regards
J Schreiber

[musec04]

Hello JS,


Thanks for the response. You are indeed correct. Its a Potez 36/14 I guess.


I do however have several of the Potez 36/13 in service with military units.Admittedly a different version,but it therefore doesn't seem inherently unlikely that the machine shown operated with a military unit, particularly has it has received both roundels and a tricolor on the rudder.


On a seperate point, can you decipher the writing on the aileron at all?


Regards,


Clint

[rof120]

"On a seperate point, can you decipher the writing on the aileron at all?"

If it's important to you, you could purchase this picture - probably very cheap, like 1-5 euros. On the original pictures you often can see details which are much clearer (but I can't promise anything…).

[musec04]

Hello,


Thanks, your thought is not without merit. My fear is not so much whether its clearer with the actual photo to hand, but whether I can read the cursive script at all, as the photo on ebay is reasonably clear just difficult (for me at least) to read.


Regards,


Clint

[Sean Welch]

Putting that section of the image into photo editing software and using the distort function it reveals that the word is "Antiolaiss", Greek for you're right.

[musec04]

Hello Sean,


Thanks for running the image though photo editing. Using the information you provided I checked Potez 36.14s listed on airhistory.org.uk/gy/home.html. Could the word be Artigalas as Potez 36.14 F-ALFY was owned by a M Artigalas?


Regards,


Clint

[Sean Welch]

You will have to judge for yourself.
I thought it was a clever pun for the right aileron!