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nuuumannn · Oct 13, 2020

Greg Boeser said:
Isn't washing windows woman's work?

*Sharply inhales breath - Oh no you didn't!

Greg Boeser · Oct 14, 2020

My Grandmother-in-Law was a welder's helper in Portland, Oregon during the war.

Snautzer01 · Oct 14, 2020

Original WWII Photo of GI's MODEL FIGHTERS 1945 MANILA Luzon Philippines 104 | eBay

And you think you have trouble building a Tamiya kit?

CATCH 22 · Oct 14, 2020

nuuumannn said:
The gun ports have been covered with a fabric patch, so are not visible. This was done because of dust. In the A-20 picture thread elsewhere on this forum are piccies of this gun port covered in fabric prior to firing.

This is the configuration I was talking about:

Maybe those gun ports were not always covered in the early years? But it' possible that the a/c with the shark's mouth has a patch though. I've seen fabric patches on standard Boston-bombers from the 47-th BG. but from later days:

The above photos are from 47th Bombardment Group.
Cheers!

michaelmaltby · Oct 14, 2020

World War photos

Wurger · Oct 14, 2020

syscom3 · Oct 14, 2020

An A-20 Havoc of the 47th Bomb Group had a rough belly landing. Look at the damage to the nose section.

michaelmaltby · Oct 14, 2020

... the A-20 keeps growing on me. Easy to see why it was so useful to so many. With the solid nose it is the P-47 of light twins , IMO, the Mosquito being the Mustang.

syscom3 · Oct 14, 2020

U.S. Navy Douglas XTBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber in flight near NAS Anacostia October 14, 1935. The Devastator was a very good aircraft and state of the art - when it was first flown in 1935. It had the misfortune to only see combat six and a half years later, during an era of rapid aeronautic advances. In 1942, it would prove to be meat on the table for the Japanese Zero.