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Ahh yes, but as my late grandfather (Aussie) would say about the bea, "Great visibility, no nose to get in the road!" lol
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Ahh yes, but as my late grandfather (Aussie) would say about the bea, "Great visibility, no nose to get in the road!" lolThe Beaufighter has been described as "two engines closely followed by an aircraft".
The Beaufighter has also always been a favourite of mine because my granny on my mothers side helped build them in WW2
Actually the North American AT-6 was converted into a three blade-prop attack
Below is a description of the 2x7 rocket installation from Bert Kinzey's D&S Vol.58:Biff, the back of the truck looks like it says "Shell" - hard to say, though.
The cars parked all around the perimeter are definitely American and could be the Lockheed Air Terminal (currently the Bob Hope/Hollywood Airport - BUR), which was the delivery site for Lockheed's new aircraft being delivered to the USAAF's Technical Service Command.
The launch was probably pretty hard on the Pitot Tube, too.This particular a/c is a P-38L-1, s/n 44-24490. Tests showed that firing rockets in this configuration was causing wing skin deformations.
September 1943: "Earthquake McGoon", Martin B-26B-1-MA Marauder s/n 41-17747 from the 37th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force.Great pic Greg, it isn't Susie Q from Midway, do you know when/where/etc. anything about that pic?
Great pic Greg, it isn't Susie Q from Midway, do you know when/where/etc. anything about that pic?
Suzie Q (#40-1391) was the 30th of the original B-26 MA order, and differed from the B-26Bs in that it had only a single .50 cal. in the tail, could only carry one 250 gallon bomb bay tank, had less armor. The first B-26Bs upgraded the tail to a twin .50 mount, added armor and plumbing for up to 4 x 250 gallon (US) bomb bay tanks. The B-26B-1 was a stock B-26B MA that had been depot modified with upgraded engines (R-2800-41), modified cowlings for desert air filters, increased armor, and most significantly, upgrading all .30 caliber defensive guns to .50 caliber. The photo is a rare shot that shows all three waist guns (left, right, ventral).September 1943: "Earthquake McGoon", Martin B-26B-1-MA Marauder s/n 41-17747 from the 37th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force.
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Nah, I don't think so. Looks like there's some small object (looks like a blivit) hanging from the torpedo station. No spear chuckin' on this hop! Hey, where's your manners, man, referring to Lady Kate as "it"? Show some respect, man!Badass because its already chucked its spear hehe
How high tech can you get? Those rocket launcher look like sonotubes stuck together with electrical tape and tie-wraps. Field mod?Armament of the US P-47 Thunderbolt attack aircraft close-up. Well visible wings 12,7-mm machine guns "Browning" M2 and guides for three 4.5 inch rockets. I know the rocket accuracy was poor, but i hView attachment 502650 ave to say, this looks pretty menacing.....
Sort ofHow high tech can you get? Those rocket launcher look like sonotubes stuck together with electrical tape and tie-wraps. Field mod?
Cheers,
Wes
Still looks better than a couple of Panzerfausts cobbled together on a Bü181's wing...How high tech can you get? Those rocket launcher look like sonotubes stuck together with electrical tape and tie-wraps. Field mod?
Cheers,
Wes
It also went the other way, aircraft rockets fitted on a Sherman.