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    B-25 weapons thread

    Sorry for the long delay in responding. Thanks for posting these! I'm familiar with these but after seeing them again, I can see how it would be relatively easy to include the vertical camera on missions, especially a smaller strike camera, in that rear position. Assuming that's to scale, it...
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    B-25 weapons thread

    Ah, yes, this camera mount. I've seen that same diagram and photo. My impression is that this mount, being the standard camera mount for the C/D, was used by combat mapping squadrons before the F-10 was developed. The 9th PRS had a B-25 that they used for photo mapping that I believe used...
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    B-25 weapons thread

    I know I'm late to the party (and admittedly have spent more time lurking here than actually contributing - hopefully that will change) but does it look like the housing aft of the rear boarding ladder actually holds a 45-degree mirror such that the camera is actually within the plane, facing...
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    B-25 weapons thread

    Thank you! Found them and so much more. Cheers!
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    B-25 weapons thread

    This is so cool. I wasn't aware of this article. Are you referring to the monthly Air intelligence and Ops bulletins? If so, which volume and number issue is this from? I'd love to find a copy so I can have the full technical bulletin on the 57th BW planes. Thanks!
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    Help with B25H history

    Well shoot! Just goes to show you how behind the times I am.
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    Help with B25H history

    Hi Hardy, Sorry I'm a bit late to the party but the picture of the plane you posted is indeed a 12th BG / 81st BS B-25H-10-NC Mitchell. (That is a 75mm cannon and 4 .50 caliber machine guns in the nose.) The tail number is 16 (as in one-six). The 12th BG used tail numbers 01-99 divided across...
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    239 Wing RAF, November 1944

    Fantastic! Thanks for the reply. I guess if the plane was really with both 3 Sqn and 450 Sgn, the decal sheet isn't completely incorrect (although one of the threads listed below seems to debate this). I've seen the tail picture that you mentioned and one other full profile picture of the...
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    239 Wing RAF, November 1944

    Thanks! Too bad the picture isn't available anymore but the date helps. I forgot about Brit Modeler. Might have to check them out for the 250 Squadron pictures. Cheers! Update - got the picture now. Photobucket wasn't working on my iPad but my PC worked just fine. Nice picture!
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    239 Wing RAF, November 1944

    Hi all, I'm quite the novice when it comes to RAF details or where to find them and I'm coming up short on a couple of questions. I'm specifically looking for information on 3 Sqd. RAAF and 250 Sqdn. RAF on November 6, 1944. My first question is about Kittyhawk IV FX666. The Xtradecals...
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    F6F-5P photos

    Thanks. Sorry I didn't respond earlier. Last week ended up being pretty busy. Nice picture. I wasn't aware of those markings being associated with Bon Homme Richard aircraft. Any idea how long they wore those markings before switching to the g-symbol (horizontal stripes similar to USS...
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    F6F-5P photos

    Hi all, New guy here. Does anyone happen to have a picture of a F6F-5P besides the ever so famous Bunker Hill -5P? I really am not too particular about which air group it is from so long as it was on a CV (not a CVE) during WWII. I would like to pair this up with a SB2C and since Helldivers...
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