Mystery Soviet aircraft

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

It would suck if you had to get attacked with all that extra weight moving around back there. Not to mention if you where afraid of tight spaces.

It would suck getting shot down and not being able to get out.

 

[SoD Stitch]

Doesn't look very comfortable, especially on a long flight; especially the guy who has to stand up the whole time right behind the pilot!

 

[genkideskan]

We discussed the PTAB here

URSS aircraft weapons. - WW2inColor Talk

 

[Micdrow]

We discussed the PTAB here

URSS aircraft weapons. - WW2inColor Talk

Very interesting Genkideskan, I will have to check it out more when I get back home.

Many thanks!!!!

 

[magnocain]

You would think they would have a fuel tank there or something.

 

[Velius]

cut little holes in the right places and- Vwah-la! - waist and tail gunner positions!

 

[Njaco]

I remember seeing that displayed in the movie "BoB". Could the Hurricane carry someone like that as well?

 

[Snautzer01]

It would suck if you had to get attacked with all that extra weight moving around back there. Not to mention if you where afraid of tight spaces.

never mind attacked there were correspondents that flew in the back of the airplane taking pictures in a jabo mission over england

pic from waffen arsenal

 

[MattQ]

... great for walking on aircraft to give the wingroots that much-beloved "weathered" look!

 

[MattQ]

My post was in response to the photo earlier in the thread of the gentleman in the nailed boots with his front half in the baggage area of a 109.....

 

[CharlesBronson]

The ace Gerhard thyben translated some passenges in his FW 190 in that way whe he left Kurland in may 45. Not only did that but also shot down a Petlyakov Pe-2 wich was shadowing some german boat full of refugees.

 

[razor1uk]

Sorry to necro this tread, but the PTAB Yak-9D/L pics are very interesting. Thanks all.

Also, after some gaffawing, the look on the 109 pilots face, is akin to humourous comments like;
"I knew it wasn't just the bratwurst and pomme frits making me feel tail heavy.",
"Oh I wish Generals wouldn't play hide n seek in our planes...",
"Scheiße!"

 

[Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik]

So the bf 109s were packed like sardines

 

[GregP]

We are retstoring an Ha.1112 to flight status and from the firewall back, it is a Bf 109G-2. From experience, it's a small, uncomfortable place to be ... but it proably beats the crap out of a Soviet Prison Camp. You'd need some kind of padding or you'd bruise the crap out yourself.

I got in through the small access door. It wasn't easy getting either in or out, and I wouldn't care to repeat the experience.

But I certainly WOULD if it meant getting away from advancing Russians.

 

[nuuumannn]

Nice, Greg, did you take a camera in with you?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man how cool would that be.

 

[gjs238]

We are retstoring an Ha.1112 to flight status and from the firewall back, it is a Bf 109G-2.

Is it one of the planes recently auctioned off and discussed here on the forum?