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09-13-2005, 08:49 PM
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#76 | | He who does not skim
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09-13-2005, 09:09 PM
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#77 | | Banned
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Originally Posted by Nonskimmer Beau - radial Hercules engines
Mossie - inline Merlin engines | Beaufighter Mk IIs and Mk Vs had Merlins.
There is more points for IDing the 2 such as the stab position, engine position on wing (Mossie below) and fin/rudder shape but was giving for Erich's pic. | |
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09-13-2005, 09:22 PM
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#78 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Yeah, I knew about the Mk.II's and V's, it was more of a joke. I do that from time to time. Annoys the hell outta my wife. | |
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09-13-2005, 09:53 PM
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#79 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | Great shots, Les! That looks like some serious pucker factor action.
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09-13-2005, 09:55 PM
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#80 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | See how low those Bettys are flying????
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09-13-2005, 10:00 PM
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#81 | | He who does not skim
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09-13-2005, 11:12 PM
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#82 | | the old Sage
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Country: | great kick butt pics Les ! another one guys | |
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09-13-2005, 11:55 PM
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#83 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Amazing. Doesn't look like a fun place to go into the water either for pilots or sailors.
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09-14-2005, 12:26 AM
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| Japanese frigate on March 29th 1945 under attack by 345th BG.
You can see a bomb dropped by the B25 about to hit the ship. You can also see the Japanese gun crews crouching by the guns.
A bomb dropped by the plane that took this pix has just finished exploding on the bridge area.
Theres another pix of this ship from a different angle that shows some dead/wounded sailors laying on the deck.
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09-14-2005, 12:46 AM
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Country:  | Excellent pictures, les. I was quite shocked at those G4Ms flying that low. Really no room for error there. Great pictures, Erich, too!
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09-14-2005, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by plan_D I was quite shocked at those G4Ms flying that low. Really no room for error there. | Those Betty's were attacking the fleet the day it invaded Guadalcanal. Several of them were shot down too. The burning fuel left on the ocean made it look like to the strike commander that his squadron had scored "many torpedo hits" on the fleet.
This was the first of many times when imprecise and false information was transmitted to the Imperial fleet HQ in Rabaul with disasterous results in planning. Not, to say the Allies had their blunders too.
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09-14-2005, 01:44 AM
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Country:  | Great action shots guys the vid clips (which those stills are from) of those Beaufighters are very spectacular to watch talk about chuck the muck.
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09-14-2005, 07:51 AM
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#88 | | Der Crewchief
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09-14-2005, 10:49 AM
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09-14-2005, 04:47 PM
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| Notice that the Betty which was flying only slightly higher than the other two, was attracting nearly all the AA fire. The lower you are the better. | |
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