Picture of the day.

[GrauGeist]

The prototype YB-29-BW with a temporary armament fit consisting of a Erco ball turret in the nose, twin .50 package guns below the cockpit, and a standard tail turret.

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Didn't they test 20mm cannon in the tail position at the time, too?

 

[Capt. Vick]

The prototype YB-29-BW with a temporary armament fit consisting of a Erco ball turret in the nose, twin .50 package guns below the cockpit, and a standard tail turret.

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And don't forget the armed waist positions! Would love some really detailed pictures of this girl.

 

[Dash119]

We all make mistakes but then our imperfection is what makes us so wonderful.

I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken...

 

[syscom3]

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver from USS Essex (CV-9) flying over Yap, Caroline Islands, after the Japanese surrender, 28 August 1945.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

1940s USAF Mechanic's Japan airplane 8X10 Photo Truck used at runway | eBay

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[syscom3]

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives in Tokyo Bay in PB2Y-5R Coronado on 29 August 1945.

 

[syscom3]

Three TBM Avengers flying in formation over the ocean, August 29, 1945.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[maxmwill]

One of my favorites, the Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Demon. Among the others of domestic design and manufacture are the Martin Maryland and the Vultee Vengenance. These are birds I feel never got much respect from the country of their origin, and have been forgotten by pretty much everyone here except for modellers and historians.

 

[Greg Boeser]

That thing always looked like its tail would snap off if you tried any hard maneuvering.

 

[nuuumannn]

What nonsense. There is nothing more expensive what foolishness.

You heard it here folks; one man's wonderful is another man's disappointment.

 

[at6]

My hide is thicker than a Crocodile hide so I'm not bothered. I've said it before and I'll say it again, forums are no place for the easily offended. If you were all perfect, I'd be waiting for you to walk on water. I tried that once. Only once.

 

[Андрей]

My hide is thicker than a Crocodile hide so I'm not bothered. I've said it before and I'll say it again, forums are no place for the easily offended. If you were all perfect, I'd be waiting for you to walk on water. I tried that once. Only once.

If this topic doesn't bother you, why are you reacting to it?
You will explain crocodile skin to BLM activists when they make you kiss your feet

 

[at6]

If this topic doesn't bother you, why are you reacting to it?
You will explain crocodile skin to BLM activists when they make you kiss your feet

Because I had the enjoyment of your reaction. As for the BLM swine, to hell with them. ALL LIVES MATTER.

 

[Андрей]

Because I had the enjoyment of your reaction. As for the BLM swine, to hell with them. ALL LIVES MATTER.

If my reaction gives you pleasure, then you are concerned. When did you lie?
I also believe that all lives are important, and I fully agree with you on this issue. In 2014, a Ukrainian journalist said that in the place where I live, in the Donbass, 1.5 million extra people, some of them need to be killed.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Gentlemen, please - no politics!

 

[michaelmaltby]

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