It is from Avion Park and it's call "Gun Camera Footage of World War Two."
I think that they did slow motion for much of the LW strikes. At one point it appears that the attacking pilot (you see a lot of footage of this B-17 under attack) apparently is trying to get the waist gunners. There are several stikes on the side midway up the 17. I believe a couple shells explode inside the B-17 cause you can see light flashes through some of the holes already made by the cannon.
I am speculating but I believe we see at least 3 passes being made at this B-17. I am going on the position that the Tail and Ball guns are pointing. The First attack you see some traces come from the Tail and ball guns, and there are 10 or 15 horrific blinding flashes on the rear of the B-17. You don't see any more traces from the Buff after this.
I think he then closed in and went for the side gunners, and that is what I describe above.
Last pass I think he concentrates on the Right wing, right at the engines, and at one point you see the wheel of the B-17 fall away.
He definetly concentrates his fire on #1 for about 1 second, and then moves on to #3 for an equal amount of time. I think he broke off cause so much fuel or smoke was comming from this buff at this time.
I would say that this B-17 from my review of the video took from 50 to 75 hits of 20MM.
I say 15 to kill the tail and ball turret. He moved in put 30 to 45 along the waist, and then moved onto 10 to 15 in the #1 and #3 engines.
Watching some of the footage I would recoil as pieces of the planes came back toward the attacking aircraft.
I think this video shows that (and I don't know why) Japanese aircraft did burn pretty easy.
Also lots of great strafing passes at ships, trains, vehicles, factories, power lines, etc.. etc..
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"Downtown" Lincoln Brown.
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[This message has been edited by Downtown (edited 09-07-2000).]
