Arado Ar-234

[Lusche]

I have a book that says the Dora had a 30 mm hub gun..

Well, that depends on the version. The D-12 actually carried one to my knowledge, though it's questionable if it did see any actual service int he final days.


Milo: yes, that's it.

[LCADolby]

Found this video (no sound) on youtube. I don't see any guns mounted on this plane though?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G2N4HGJus4

This film showed the Ar234 without any bombs, I guess that means it never carried any?

[/sarcasm]

[MiloMorai]

This film showed the Ar234 without any bombs, I guess that means it never carried any?

[/sarcasm]

The opening scene shows a Ar234 carrying bombs. It is the Ar234 V9, PH+SQ, WNr 130009. It made 110 flights.

The second Ar234 is the Ar234 V10 PH+SR, WNr 130010. It made 50 flight before crashing after the pilot, Janssen, bailed out.

[LCADolby]

 

9 mins

Fish on the line!

[Scca]

Is this the drawing?

(Image removed from quote.)

lol, ya!

[Chalenge]

I was clearing out my storage unit and I came across a book called "Hitler's Luftwaffe".  Half of the book is a history of sorts by campaign and year range.  The other half is pictures and detail of various WWII planes in the Luftwaffe.    It's a coffee table book with lots of cool pictures written in the 70's and was written by Tony Wood and Bill Gunston. 

I turned to the AR234 page and sure enough there is a cut away drawing of the 234 complete with rear facing MG151/20 cannons. 

I know it's not the beat all end all of this situation, but I find it kind of odd someone drew them in if they weren't actually there....

I have a book by the man that penned that drawing. He created his images based on water color pictures and historical knowledge of previous aircraft by the same manufacturer. In short, the drawings are fantasy. He does mention that in some cases he got very close, but he did his work without even seeing the actual aircraft.

[Scca]

Hey, it's another data point I ran across. <shrug>

I still think it's F-N laughable that people are getting their panties in a wad about a little used plane with a dubious gun package. It's not like we are talking about a Zeke with hispanios or anything.

Geez!

[Chalenge]

There are many "data points" we could enter into evidence that are just as false. How about a P-51 with 50mm cannon? I've seen that in print also.