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    Firing MG's and cannons

    The First Hellcat Ace [Kindle Edition] Cdr Hamilton McWhorter, III, USN (Ret) with Jay A. Stout http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002IT6LB8/?tag=dcglabs-20
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    Firing MG's and cannons

    Found it leafing through this book. Zemke's Wolf Pack Paperback by Roger A. Freeman (Author) Zemke's Wolf Pack: Roger A. Freeman: 9780671727147: Amazon.com: Books Page 123
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    Best USAAF fighter for escort missions over Japan

    P-47N Roomy had armrests and fold down rudder peddles and autopilot for those log missions reliable R-2800 and shitloads of firepower
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    Firing MG's and cannons

    In Hub Zemke's book he said it would slow the big heavy P-47 down. Another book I read, ( maybe Johnson's ??) He stated the first time he fired 8 .50 cals, he thought something was shaking the aircraft apart.
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    Gun camera footage with an unusual 'victim'

    At about 00:58 is looks like they are trying to destroy a Boeing B-17 Bomber on the ground.
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    World's 14 best aviation museums

    Doesn't Dayton have all those on display ? I haven't been there in several years
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    World's 14 best aviation museums

    What about Pensacola ?
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    Fighters radio communication in massive battles

    B-17 Aluminum overcast I crawled through a few years ago. note this one is 6-9.5Mhz ( MC ) HF I know a ham radio operator who still uses one of these on CW ( morse )... reel antenna
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    How soon should I apply the MIRCO SOL ?

    Thanks I used to wait an hour or more. This time I tried a few mins. after applying the decal. Seems like the Super scale Int. lay down better than the Tamiya. ....and the academy don't ever lay down
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    How soon should I apply the MIRCO SOL ?

    Using MIRCO SET before applying the decal. How long afterward should I apply the MICRO SOL ? 3mins? 1 hour ? next day ? thanks Using these decals Superscale 48-1096: Robert Johnson's P-47s, reviewed by Scott Van Aken
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    Mikhail Kalashnikov - AK47 assault rifle designer Kalashnikov dies at 94

    The story is.... Kalashnikov was a wounded T-34 tanker tinkered and designed the AK-47 while on convalescent leave. Successful German Arms designer Hugo Schmeisser was captured and forced to work on Kalashnikov's design team Schmeisser designed the Stg-44, which has a different bolt...
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    Light Machine Guns

    US M1919A6 the US military quickly learned to respect the German MG-42 and after the war, along with design inspiration from the FG-42, developed the M-60 GPMG
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    SBD Dauntless In Color

    Pensacola NAS museum Battle of Midway veteran
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    How cold is too cold to airbrush MODEL MASTER paint ?

    How cold is too cold to airbrush MODEL MASTER paint ? It's 25* F outside, and about 40* in my garage How warm does the room need to be for good results ? thanks
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