Recent content by Tom17

If you can get close enough to drop napalm cannisters, why not carry 1000lb+ instead. Tom Obviously I meant 1000+ bombs

I'm wondering if no air gets to the boilers ('cos the napalm's using/blocking it) they'd go out? Tom

What would a napalm fire being sucked into the boiler intakes do? Tom

Schweik, 'Those armored decks didn't seem to save RN CVs getting sunk right and left - they lost 14 which is a lot considering they weren't part of any major carrier battles'. The RN lost 5 CVs during WW2. 3 to torpedo (u-boat) Courageous, Eagle and Ark Royal; 1 to surface gunfire , Glorious...

I push the pin in a pencil eraser and use that as the handle

Thanks, I'll see if I can find the thread. Tom

Would a Mitchell MkII (B-25 C/D) in RAF service (June 1944ish) use the US Norden bomb sight or a British equivalent? Also, defensive armament. Dorsal twin, Ventral twin and single .50 in nose? Thanks to All Tom

Storing super-glue in the fridge helps (allegedly, I've never tried) Tom