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Title: Name This...(1001)
Post by: brady on January 30, 2005, 12:47:27 PM

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(http://www.myphotodrive.com//uploads/686_301.jpg)








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 "Name This..." Will continue though not nescessarly daily, as I run it on three sights in total and I realy dont play AH anymore my focuse is more toward the other forums, but when I find realy cool or interesting picks, subjects I have yet to use hear I will certainly post them.

Title: Name This...(1001)
Post by: EagleEyes on January 30, 2005, 01:08:42 PM

SBD tail gunner!!:aok

Title: Name This...(1001)
Post by: Blooz on January 30, 2005, 01:26:26 PM

Devastator tail gunner?

Title: Name This...(1001)
Post by: frank3 on January 30, 2005, 04:01:38 PM

SBD Tailgunner indeed. I think i've seen that one before, not sure where...

The .303's look a whole of alot fearsome now!

Title: It's
Post by: afool on January 30, 2005, 06:23:53 PM

Scanned from Carrier Air War, in Original WWII Color, US Navy Combat 1939-1946 by Robert Lawson & Barrett Tillman, page 43, Douglas SBD-4 gunner from VC-22 assigned to Independence (CV-22) 30 Apr 1943. Photo by US Navy, courtesy Russ Egnor.
( notice the red tipped tracer rounds )

afool

Title: Name This...(1001)
Post by: United on January 30, 2005, 10:43:32 PM

Does this mean 2000 is just around the corner? :)

Title: Name This...(1001)
Post by: OntosMk1 on January 31, 2005, 12:14:07 AM

What ya playin now Brady?
BTW: It's an SBD tailgunner operating the twin .30 cal machine guns. :D

Title: Name This...(1001)
Post by: gear on January 31, 2005, 04:22:48 PM

Awful big rounds to a .30 cal.
a pair of 7.62 on flex mounts.

Title: Re: It's
Post by: straffo on January 31, 2005, 04:37:16 PM

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Originally posted by afool
Scanned from Carrier Air War, in Original WWII Color, US Navy Combat 1939-1946 by Robert Lawson & Barrett Tillman, page 43, Douglas SBD-4 gunner from VC-22 assigned to Independence (CV-22) 30 Apr 1943. Photo by US Navy, courtesy Russ Egnor.
( notice the red tipped tracer rounds )

afool

not only :)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/33_1107210959_image1.jpg)

Title: Name This...(1001)
Post by: brady on January 31, 2005, 11:57:38 PM

SBD, it is:)

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USS Independence, it is:), as well acording to the image source, which as noted above could be from a varity of publications, but non given are the actual source, in this instance.

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Anyone else notice the little stencial drawn on the Gun shild?


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