Let's have something from the "obscure" department...

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Let's have something from the "obscure" department...

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What's this, then?


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Comte AC-1
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Does UUUUGLY ring a bell
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Something By Boeing?
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Nah it is the Comte, one built for the Swiss Fliegertruppen...
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Okay, found it




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The Comte AC-1 is correct. Built as a private venture in 1927, it was meant to satisfy a Swiss Air Force (Fliegertruppen) fighter requirement, but they ended up buying French aircraft instead. They did buy the single prototype, though, and used it for testing.
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