My Mystery

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Clockwinder Posted: Fri, Aug 7 2009 10:52 PM

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Can anyone ID this A/c? It has the lines and looks of a Sabreliner (T-39) but the engine config is all wrong. The registration has been scrubbed as well, so I can't go that route. Any help to put me out of my misery is appreciated.

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rapier replied on Sat, Aug 8 2009 8:43 AM

Well .....

I retrieved your pics ..... mmmmm ..... déjà vue ..... so I consulted my old (1961) copy of .....

..... and, at page 228, I found the answer .....

..... the McDonnell Model 220 .....

Some more information :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_119

http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/mcdonnell_119-220.php

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/4707/mc_119.htm

Bye .....

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Clockwinder replied on Sat, Aug 8 2009 7:53 PM

 Wonderful. Thanks so much for putting me out of my misery. The only one of it's type! thanks for digging.

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rapier replied on Sat, Aug 8 2009 9:06 PM

And here you can see the registration N119M .....

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%200695.html

..... and an advertisement .....

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201508.html

..... both from the golden years of "Flight International" .....

Bye .....

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Clockwinder replied on Sat, Aug 8 2009 11:37 PM

 Thanks Again.