P-51 with live guns

[beaupower32]

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Pretty neat to put live guns in a airworthy P-51. Wonder what red tape he had to go through to be able to do it.

 

[Matt308]

How flippin cool is that! Only need a Class III firearms license, since it was a static ground test. Oh and a boatload of cash not only for the BMGs, but also for the ammo!!

 

[Airframes]

Hmm. If he's good at low flying, I might have a job for him. I think a P-51 could line-up the local Council offices on a low pass down the street opposite .......

 

[Gnomey]

Awesome! 8)

 

[meatloaf109]

very cool, he missed the 109, though.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[beaupower32]

Glad yall liked it, would be intresting for him to do a couple of ground strafing runs if he could get cleared to.

 

[evangilder]

Man, that gave me a semi! Did you notice how much that shook the airframe? I could only imagine what that would feel like in flight.

 

[Matt308]

and it was only 4 guns!

 

[Wayne Little]

i'm with you Hugh AWESOME!

 

[Bucksnort101]

Can't view the video here at work, but I assume this is Twilight Tear owned by Ron Fagen? From what I've read this is the actual airframe that was painted as Twilight Tear in WW2. This aircraft is owned by the Fagen family, along with several other WWII aircraft and vehicles. The grand opening of thier museum in Granite Fall, MN. is this coming weekend, I hope to make it over and get some pictures.

Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, Granite Falls, MN

 

[gumbyk]

A P-40 with live guns:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmln5aChX0s
Given our firearms laws, I'm not sure how they managed it.
They fired them during the airshow too, can't find the video though...

 

[Matt308]

That's a video game mate.

 

[gumbyk]

That's a video game mate.

The pic above?

I hope not - I know the photographer and pilot. It was taken at Warbirds over Wanaka this year.

 

[VBF-13]

Wow!