Post your RL WWII Aircraft!

[oakranger]

FW 190 V32/U1?

 

[morfiend]

Name that plane!

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 Pretty easy when the name is in the quote!





   

[oakranger]

 Pretty easy when the name is in the quote!





   

Yep,  never notice that.

[DaveBB]

Tell me this isn't a weird one...

[Karnak]

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Tell me this isn't a weird one...

The Russians were not impressed with the Hurricane's maneuverability, to put it mildly.

[MiloMorai]

That Hurricane was used for artillery spotting.

[oakranger]

The Russians were not impressed with the Hurricane's maneuverability, to put it mildly.

They did not like the P-47 either thought they where slow, to big and had no roll. 

[oakranger]

Ki-100 cia 1945

[Guppy35]

Your B-25 quiz for the day.  What model is it.  Where did it come from.  Who does it belong to, and what did it and it's Group mates do that was a first in WW2.

[oakranger]

Your B-25 quiz for the day.  What model is it.  Where did it come from.  Who does it belong to, and what did it and it's Group mates do that was a first in WW2.

If that was part of the Doolittal raid i thought the star insignia had a dot in the middle?

[GScholz]

Your B-25 quiz for the day.  What model is it.  Where did it come from.  Who does it belong to, and what did it and it's Group mates do that was a first in WW2.

I'm guessing it's one of the 63rd's B-25 gunships modified for skip-bombing. First American unit to do skip-bombing in WWII.

[Guppy35]

Nope.  But thank you for playing 

[GScholz]

OK then I'm guessing it's a late G conversion to strafer-nose. First to fly over the Japanese mainland since Doolittle?

[Oldman731]

OK then I'm guessing it's a late G conversion to strafer-nose.

The exhaust ports, dorsal turret location and waist gun windows suggest a G model.  No 75mm, so one of the earlier versions.  Scholtz may be right on the historical significance.

- oldman

[Guppy35]

OK then I'm guessing it's a late G conversion to strafer-nose. First to fly over the Japanese mainland since Doolittle?

That be it   Hawaiian Depot Modified B-25G of the 41st BG.  Strafer nose, side gun pack on the right, rocket rails, waist windows, tail gun etc.  41st was the first B-25 Group to hit Japan since the Doolittle Raid.

Kind of a pretty version of the 25.  I like the look better than the gun nosed J for some reason.

I came across a series of photos of this bird and crew on eBay.  They were not labeled and it took me a while to nail it down.



You can see the rocket rails in this one


The open waist window and wind deflector mod was specific to the Hawaiian Depot


The side gun pack is visible in the next two.