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    B-24 returns home with severe flak damage

    My father was a ball-turret gunner in the 449th. (Flying Horsemen) The area that the pictured B-24 was returning from was most probably Ploesti. Ploesti was the oil refining facility providing the German forces up to 7000 barrels of fuel daily. Very well fortified against air raids.
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    Help with Hispano-Suiza 20mm Shell ID

    Put it in your oven and sser the temp to 450°. Wait for 35 minutes and turn the oven off or replace the door. At this age, the projectile is more than likely a dud. The tiny amount of eds would have gassed off and left nothing but a sticky, acidic, residue.
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    USAAF 0.60" Cannon

    The why is easy; jet propulsion. Nazi's were flying faster aircraft and that meant actual ballistic efficiency times were becoming very short. The Air Corp needed something that launches a heavier bullet at faster speeds to extend target coverage time, deliver greater damage with the heavier...
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    .50 Conundrum

    Not to be a stick in the mud, but your friend and his feathers might want to study their physics some more. The idea of a ton of feathers must mean the mass and volume are contained. Then you're driving the contained mass at a tank at 1800 mps, or 5905.5 fps. Without question, the tank may still...
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