SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I think ol' Drach hisself commented on this ability to put folks to sleep.
B-25 weapons thread (1 Viewer)
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Thumpalumpacus
Colonel
You have to love the Royal Navy, or navies in general. I skip his Age of Sail stuff but enjoy his Age of Steam content.
Donivanp
Colonel
Just like I love every Marine! Somebody has got to be a badass in person. I was happy to send my officers to war and curse them for putting holes in my airplanes!
MiTasol
Major
I tend to tune out the narrative on these sort of videos but that one became impossible to turn out.
amien Parrer's film The Battle of the Bismark Sea is available on the web and much of it was filmed standing up and filming over the shoulder of a Beaufighter pilot.
MiTasol
Major
Thank you for that link. Notice all the dust on take off. That was probably a coronus (crushed coral) airstrip and that dust was like fine grinding compound and played havoc with engines.
You are welcome. The footage with the coral landing strips is from another USAAF movie called "Winged Artillery", showing the 41-st BG on Tarawa.
Those are mostly modified B-25G-12 with waist and tail gunners. In the movie after 18:00 mark newer B-25H are also shown - I guess nobody could see a difference at that time. Today we know better!
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I wouldn't say "love". I'd go with "A great fondness". John Paul Jones was my second childhood hero, after Mike Mercury...ya' scurvy lubber...argh.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I love that kind of talk.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
But wait, there's more!
MiTasol
Major
Thumpalumpacus
Colonel
Jonesy crafted some classic bass-lines for Zeppelin, hell yeah.
And it was Freddie Mercury, dammit.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
I would imahine that the Germans were busy loathing the P-47s and Typhoons as it was.Good picture forDonivanp and why would German troops care anyway?
Try having a PTO Marine vet (of VMF-212) teaching you to fly when you eff up:
"Is that you trying to kill my machine??"
"You will not kill my machine"
I did not kill his machine.
Donivanp
Colonel
Had a Marine Fist Sergeant teach me Truck driving. Not fun!
special ed
1st Lieutenant
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- May 13, 2018
Marines can be detected in civilian life as well. Once on a service call, working on the equipment, I nicked my finger on the aluminum cooling fan and heard an immediate order from across the room, "Don't bleed on the new carpet!"
GreenKnight121
Staff Sergeant
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- Mar 16, 2014
As a former USMC Sgt (avionics tech & QA inspector) I am often finding myself giving orders to my co-worker.
While I have known him since before I went on active duty, he is still a Master Electrician and I am an Apprentice Electrician (he has me listed in his phone as "indentured servant/slave")... but old habits die hard (I left active duty 36 years ago!).
While I have known him since before I went on active duty, he is still a Master Electrician and I am an Apprentice Electrician (he has me listed in his phone as "indentured servant/slave")... but old habits die hard (I left active duty 36 years ago!).
Donivanp
Colonel
Not to worry, we love you anyway.
An old message #622 had the following image attached. It was commented on about the radar dome mounted where the old belly turrets were but another couple of interesting points I don't think anyone has mentioned.
1) Both C/D types have their Dorsal turrets removed.
2) The J model to the right has two D/F loops, one under the nose in the usual position and another behind the wing under the belly. I don't think I have seen that on any other airframe in a combat theatre.
1) Both C/D types have their Dorsal turrets removed.
2) The J model to the right has two D/F loops, one under the nose in the usual position and another behind the wing under the belly. I don't think I have seen that on any other airframe in a combat theatre.
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I was answering Paul's post # 619 and focused on the (possible) camera-tail mostly. Those a/c are weather-reconnaissance planes so all types of mods are possible. I do believe they are unarmed and the turret of the J-model does not have any guns at all. Same with the waist windows. The 2 loop antennae are seen on some of those general-transports (check B-25 gen. Arnold or gen. Eisenhower). I do believe the second one is a back-up (double radio compass).
There are several sites on-line with photos from the 2nd WRS (e.g. here). If you check the photos of the B-25 you'll find some "strange" elements added because of the specific use.
As for the radars in the dome under the belly - these were apparently AN/APQ-13. I have an article about the weather-radars in the CBI, which I did find after posting that photo with the questions some time ago. I'm attaching the article - it's a good read IMHO.
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