Afternoon clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
Question: What warbird do I describe?
Clues:
1.This aircraft remained in service for morethan 40 years.
2.Even after it was retired, it remained inCivil service.
3.Its maiden flight was in 1939.
4.It stayed in active service until the late1980’s.
5.It was a single engine monoplane.
6.Its engine was a license built version of aforeign design.
7.Twin tail.
8.Crew of two.
9.The design came about because the owningnation was unable to buy the foreign designs it initially wanted.
10.It was referred to as a sort of flying pedestriancrossing.
11.Its maiden flight came in 1939.
12.Several variants were produced.
13.The maiden flight of the final variant wasin 1968.
14.It was a beautiful plane, by most opinions.
15.Armed with one cannon and four machine guns.
16.Three bladed variable pitch propeller.