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i am searching for a picture of a specific Mosquito which returned to its airbase with some serious ... |
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04-19-2008, 09:28 AM
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Hi there,
i am searching for a picture of a specific Mosquito which returned to its airbase with some serious damgage by a 30 mm round of a ME262. I think it was a 262, but can' t remember it clearly. I only need a example of the damage done by a 30 mmm hit. A B-17 or something else would also be OK. Thanks in advance. | 
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04-19-2008, 11:52 AM
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04-23-2008, 05:57 AM
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30mm hit by a Me 262 on a wing of a B-17.
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04-24-2008, 04:55 AM
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Country: | Jesus Christ, there were 2 guys standing there....
Ouch...
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04-24-2008, 03:44 PM
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Country:  | Amazing, but Mosquito was made of wood mostly and damages to the structure look a little different.
Here is an effect of air bottle explosion inside of the Mosquito fuselage.
Source unknown.
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07-04-2008, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by eddie_brunette  | I'm pretty sure that was an 88 hit - and doubt that either waist gunner, radio operator or Ball Turret gunner could have survived that hit... tail gunner also likely dead. | |
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07-04-2008, 04:21 PM
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Country:  | Hmmm, probably is concentrated fire of 30mm, the 88 would cut the fuselage in a half. Impressive pictures I might ad.
Nice video there Matt.
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Country: | 1 hit from an HE-I 3cm round would do the same.
~ I have interviews of Me 262 NF pilots shooting down Mossies and literally the wooden craft just vapourized in nearly every case, no fires just an explosion
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07-04-2008, 04:35 PM
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Country: | Probably so, this is the MK 108 explosive round effect of a test Bristol Blenheim.
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07-04-2008, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus Jesus Christ, there were 2 guys standing there....
Ouch... | this machine comes from 2nd BG and made it home, think the name was Sweat Pea. Hit by 88 mm shell. Left waist gunner and tail gunner KIA...
A story already posted at http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...ing-11209.html (B-17's that took a beating)
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