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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:00:52 PM EST
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DeHavilland 'Skeeter counts as well. BTW, Allies only, or is this open to ALL?
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:06:40 PM EST
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DeHavilland 'Skeeter counts as well. BTW, Allies only, or is this open to ALL? |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:09:05 PM EST
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Love the Invader, one of my all time faves.
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:09:13 PM EST
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JU-88 will always be my favourite.
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:15:10 PM EST
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Mitsubishi G4M Betty was a pretty slick bird, along with the He 111 (all though, it was a bit chunky, in the normal German fashion)
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:18:21 PM EST
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DeHavilland 'Skeeter counts as well. BTW, Allies only, or is this open to ALL? Made of wood as several of them like the B-24 were. Could attain speeds of up to 300 mph. Impressive for the day and for what it achieved. |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:18:29 PM EST
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From the National Air Force Museum. One of my favorites.
 Attached FileWell, not a twin engine 
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:19:21 PM EST
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The A-26 was a badass. Some had 8 M-2's mounted in the nose and would mix it up with their attackers once they dropped their bomb load.
It is said that they could turn inside an ME-110. I don't remember what class but there was one racing at either the Reno or Phoenix air races, and he wasn't last. |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:22:01 PM EST
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From the National Air Force Museum. One of my favorites. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/327887/20190413_162830_jpg-933617.JPG Well, not a twin engine |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:22:29 PM EST
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From the National Air Force Museum. One of my favorites. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/327887/20190413_162830_jpg-933617.JPG Well, not a twin engine I understand that Tom Landry the ex head coach of the Dallas Cowboys was a B-17 pilot in WWII. They say that he was a very competent and a good one too. I'm sure he was. |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:24:56 PM EST
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My grandpa flew said the A-26 was the best
He also took me to the Patton museum. Worth note as he was Patton's pilot in Africa in his O-10 and his resume included B-10's, A-20s, P-43's and P-47's as an instructor as well as the A-26 in europe. therefore it's the best Ive always loved the lines of the Mitchell, he didn't share my sentiment. |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:26:22 PM EST
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The A-26 was a badass. Some had 8 M-2's mounted in the nose and would mix it up with their attackers once they dropped their bomb load. It is said that they could turn inside an ME-110. I don't remember what class but there was one racing at either the Reno or Phoenix air races, and he wasn't last. and the guy on the right loved them
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:28:17 PM EST
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:31:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryPic #2, left side. Is that a Fiat in the background that I see?
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:33:15 PM EST
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:34:29 PM EST
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I always thought the B-25 variant with the 75mm cannon in the nose was cool
 B25 G Bombers w/ 75MM M4 Cannon on a Combat Mission WW2 USAAF Aerial Action Footage |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:38:23 PM EST
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B-25 H
8 .50 cal machines going forward PLUS a 75mm cannon too all firing forward on the pilots hot button... 10 .50s if you count the top turret which could fire forward too... Throw in some nasty ParaFrags for some low altitude high-speed bye bye boom boom and That is a BAD Bird to mess with! 
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:38:26 PM EST
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:41:23 PM EST
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aircraft like the North American B-25 Mitchell, Martin B-26 Marauder, Douglas A-20 Havoc, and Douglas A-26 Invader 
North American B-25 Mitchell  Attached FileMartin B-26 Marauder  Attached FileDouglas A-20 Havoc  Attached FileDouglas A-26 Invader  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:41:40 PM EST
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My mother's father was a crew chief on B-24s and B-25s in New Guinea
throughout most of WWII. They eventually installed big guns into the noses of B-24s and then trolled the northern coast and Bismark Sea in search of Japanese naval vessels. My Grandfather is credited with nailing several large Japanese troop ships and barges with aerial cannon fire from a few of these birds. He thought during his life that he must have killed up to several thousand. He was a Master Sgt. at the time already in his thirties. |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:41:54 PM EST
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An Omen by Jack Fellows At the time Lt. James Muri was hurtling down the flight deck of Akagi in a desperate attempt to gain some respite from the attentions of Akagi's CAP Zeroes, Japanese reconnaissance aircraft had yet to sight any of the US Fleet at Midway, but would shortly do so. The sudden early morning appearance of a Martin Marauder hurtling at prop tip height down the flight deck of the AKAGI may have seemed to Vice Admiral Nagumo, that this unlikely intruder's act was an omen of some significance. By the end of this day, the 4th of June, 1942, the fortunes of the Imperial Japanese Navy will have taken a dramatic reversal, placing them on the defensive for the rest of the war. the story.. |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:41:59 PM EST
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A couple that are less remembered: Martin Baltimore https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/187062/300px-Martin_A-30A_jpg-933648.JPG Martin Maryland https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/187062/300px-Martin_Maryland_RAF_North_Africa_jpg-933653.JPG |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:42:27 PM EST
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A couple that are less remembered: Martin Baltimore https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/187062/300px-Martin_A-30A_jpg-933648.JPG Martin Maryland https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/187062/300px-Martin_Maryland_RAF_North_Africa_jpg-933653.JPG  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:42:57 PM EST
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The A-26 was a badass. Some had 8 M-2's mounted in the nose and would mix it up with their attackers once they dropped their bomb load. It is said that they could turn inside an ME-110. I don't remember what class but there was one racing at either the Reno or Phoenix air races, and he wasn't last. 
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:45:00 PM EST
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My mother's father was a crew chief on B-24s and B-25s in New Guinea throughout most of WWII. They eventually installed big guns into the noses of B-24s and then trolled the northern coast and Bismark Sea in search of Japanese naval vessels. My Grandfather is credited with nailing several large Japanese troop ships and barges with aerial cannon fire from a few of these birds. He thought during his life that he must have killed up to several thousand. |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:45:49 PM EST
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this is the brits doing sexy https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/303716/hi-mosquito-bomber-8col_jpg-933657.JPG 
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:46:27 PM EST
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Some that soldiered through form start to finish for allies without much mention..
Lockheed Hudson / PV Harpoons Martin Maryland & Baltimore Always thought the Italian SM.79 was pretty cool. Russians had some good L/M bombers with the Pe-2 & Tu-2. Japanese Ki-67 was prob their best. Germany Ju-88 . |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:47:05 PM EST
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this is the brits doing sexy https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/303716/hi-mosquito-bomber-8col_jpg-933657.JPG  (Blew to shit though, with the Lancaster and the Typhoon)
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:47:14 PM EST
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It was the B-25s that got the cannon & straffer package (4 gun nose + 75mm Cannon + 4 Blister guns on the side of the nose). The B-24s stayed higher and the B-25s flew low level to attack ships (Skip Bombing) or attack airfields (Straff & ParaFrag) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My mother's father was a crew chief on B-24s and B-25s in New Guinea throughout most of WWII. They eventually installed big guns into the noses of B-24s and then trolled the northern coast and Bismark Sea in search of Japanese naval vessels. My Grandfather is credited with nailing several large Japanese troop ships and barges with aerial cannon fire from a few of these birds. He thought during his life that he must have killed up to several thousand. He did both. |
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:47:58 PM EST
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B-25 H 8 .50 cal machines going forward PLUS a 75mm cannon too all firing forward on the pilots hot button... 10 .50s if you count the top turret which could fire forward too... Throw in some nasty ParaFrags for some low altitude high-speed bye bye boom boom and That is a BAD Bird to mess with! 
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:47:59 PM EST
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Quote History Viet-Nam era. Bad moon rising for Charlie, that night. Bet'cha.
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:49:20 PM EST
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Quote HistoryThey built them in separate cottages, and had to make more glue (glue shortage) for the wood. Very amazing story.
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:52:22 PM EST
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Yep! The next sexy they did was the Spitfire, with Malcom hood and the uprated Merlin. (Blew to shit though, with the Lancaster and the Typhoon) I think Geoffry Wellum https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/518136.First_Light ended his career as a test pilot in those.
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:52:35 PM EST
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Love me some He-111. It brought tears to my eyes when the last one crashed in Wyoming years back.
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:52:44 PM EST
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:52:58 PM EST
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:56:25 PM EST
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:56:31 PM EST
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Posted: 5/3/2019 11:58:50 PM EST
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In the Pacific, B-25s would split into two elements and come in at a 90-degree scissors on the Japanse ships.
Usually when being attacked by skip bombers, the captain would head the ship directly head on into the incoming bomber (correct defense against skip bomb as it is the narrowest part of the ship) but it meant that a B-25 could use all those .50s across the deck and destroy the bridges & flak crews while the OTHER element then came in on the 90 degree for a skip bomb attack. |
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Posted: 5/4/2019 12:02:37 AM EST
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Posted: 5/4/2019 12:05:55 AM EST
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G4M BETTY
IJN aviators pressed home a torpedo attack against American ships off Guadalcanal on 8 August 1942, suffering heavy losses. The plane on the left and at extreme low-level (approximately five meters) was flown by Jun Takahashi, who was still alive in 2016. |
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Posted: 5/4/2019 12:06:10 AM EST
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Granddad was on a B-26 in the ETO, just after D-Day and was there for the kickoff the Bulge. 9th Air Force. Got a pic of him and my uncle (his brother, so technically my great-uncle), who was a War-Weary ferry pilot, standing in front of the Arc ‘d Triomphe literally a day before the Bulge hit. Crazy story there about how they met up in Paris. So I’ve got a soft spot for the under-appreciated and over-shadowed Marauders.
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Posted: 5/4/2019 12:25:07 AM EST
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Posted: 5/4/2019 12:34:33 AM EST
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I just did a fuck load of research on the Doolittle raids and the mods made to the B 25’s used there for a book. It’s a miracle anyone survived.
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Posted: 5/4/2019 1:20:22 AM EST
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Saw a video on this one the other day. Made of wood as several of them like the B-24 were. Could attain speeds of up to 300 mph. Impressive for the day and for what it achieved. B-24 is aluminum. Perhaps you are thinking of the Mosquito? |
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Posted: 5/4/2019 1:39:19 AM EST
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aircraft like the North American B-25 Mitchell, Martin B-26 Marauder, Douglas A-20 Havoc, and Douglas A-26 Invader |
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Posted: 5/4/2019 2:09:14 AM EST
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https://cdn10.bigcommerce.com/s-2lnwmol/products/8438/images/9121/yhst-71830765703250_2266_11338516__32798.1453220180.1280.1280.jpg?c=2 An Omen by Jack Fellows At the time Lt. James Muri was hurtling down the flight deck of Akagi in a desperate attempt to gain some respite from the attentions of Akagi's CAP Zeroes, Japanese reconnaissance aircraft had yet to sight any of the US Fleet at Midway, but would shortly do so. The sudden early morning appearance of a Martin Marauder hurtling at prop tip height down the flight deck of the AKAGI may have seemed to Vice Admiral Nagumo, that this unlikely intruder's act was an omen of some significance. By the end of this day, the 4th of June, 1942, the fortunes of the Imperial Japanese Navy will have taken a dramatic reversal, placing them on the defensive for the rest of the war. the story.. The Mosquito is still the most sexy though. iirc, they were so fast and maneuverable, they could duke it out with fighters. |
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Posted: 5/4/2019 2:44:12 AM EST
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PV2 Harpoon and it's brother the B34 Lexington bring the sexy. Sleak, fast, bringing the 50 cal hate. Like a B25 but better.
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Posted: 5/4/2019 2:48:58 AM EST
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B-25 with lotsa guns is one of my favorites.
 Attached FileI really liked the Invader in VN War trim. |
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Posted: 5/4/2019 3:00:19 AM EST
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Made of wood. 6lb auto cannon
 Attached FileThe. missions these things went on. Approached speed of sound in dives ( allegedly some were lost hitting that and losing control) |
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