MiTasol
Captain
Great photo. Interestingly those YAGI stick much further out than the equivalent antennas on allied aircraft.
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Rear gunner and yagi antenna for the radar set. The 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun was standard, although there were some examples of heavier guns being used in the field INHG
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Nice. Is there a thread on that aircraft ?USAAF 42-18836 Bell P 39-Airacobra 118TRS ASBIZ
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I honesty don't know. I do know ASBIZ has hundreds of photos. If I had the time, you would see more photos, but there's only so much time during the school year.Nice. Is there a thread on that aircraft ?
Sorry. That was a bad joke in reference to a thread that must not be named.I honesty don't know. I do know ASBIZ has hundreds of photos. If I had the time, you would see more photos, but there's only so much time during the school year.
I bet they got sailors in the water to put them gear onWhat I would like to know, is how did they put the beaching gear on?
Which is why service folk deserve a real award for service in dangerous climes. Those guys in the Aleutians who did this work are sadly overlooked.I bet they got sailors in the water to put them gear on
If there was only an expert, you could save all that timeI honesty don't know. I do know ASBIZ has hundreds of photos. If I had the time, you would see more photos, but there's only so much time during the school ....
Those pics look like very rough seas.Which is why service folk deserve a real award for service in dangerous climes. Those guys in the Aleutians who did this work are sadly overlooked.
I did not. They are pretty cool.Viking 1066,
Those are some fabulous pictures you posted.
Did you draw those?
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the pic source: the net.