Author Topic: Hurricane IIc 2 x 1000lb Loadout Real? (Read 701 times)

funkedup · « **on:** March 08, 2002, 06:39:38 PM »

I was looking through the Pilot's Notes for this type and there is no mention of a bombs greater than 500 lb. Buzzbait and Nexx haven't found any indication of 1000 lb bombs either. Does anybody have any information on this?

SKurj · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2002, 07:38:15 PM »

Hmm did someone get leather boxer's fer xmas? +)

SKurj

hazed- · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2002, 07:51:35 AM »

oh now i get it skurj. if anyone questions anything about ANY allied plane they are a 'luftwhiner'? sheesh you need a new joke book.

oboe · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2002, 08:18:49 AM »

I checked:
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Fighting Aircraft of WWII, by Bill Gunston
Aircraft of WWII, by Stewart Wilson
British Warplanes of WWII, by Daniel March

SOB · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2002, 08:42:44 AM »

Well, it's an Allied aircraft, so natrually it's just part of the consipiracy!

was that a better joke Hazed?

SOB

ra · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2002, 09:40:55 AM »

I've never heard of a Hurri IIc carrying 1000 lbrs either. I have heard of them carrying 8 rockets, though, so the anti-LW conspiracy slipped up.

ra

SKurj · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2002, 03:37:42 PM »

If the shoe fits Hazed...

SKurj

Replicant · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2002, 04:02:49 PM »

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Originally posted by ra
I've never heard of a Hurri IIc carrying 1000 lbrs either. I have heard of them carrying 8 rockets, though, so the anti-LW conspiracy slipped up.

ra

Yes, the Hurricane IIC did the testing of the Rocket Projectiles though they weren't standard on the IIC. However the Hurricane IV could carry 8 x 60lb RPs or 2 x 500lb (or 250lb) bombs.

Regards

Nexx

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2002, 04:12:16 PM »

So? the P38could carry 2X2000

brady · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2002, 05:07:02 PM »

No P38's that could cary 2x2000 saw combat.

DblTrubl · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2002, 07:50:51 PM »

P-38s from the G-10-LO onwards could mount 2x 1,600 lb bombs and the P-38L-5-LO could mount 2x 2,000 lb. Additionally various G/H/J models were modified to the droop-snoot configuration and could also carry the 2,000 lbers. I haven't found any exact dates but I'm pretty sure these did see combat. Maybe Widewing or someone else has more/better info?

Widewing · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2002, 07:56:25 PM »

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Originally posted by brady
No P38's that could cary 2x2000 saw combat.

That is incorrect, Brady. All P-38s beginning with the F model could carry up to 2,250 lbs per hardpoint. A typical example would be the installation of two 310 gallon drop tanks. Simply multiply the number of gallons X 6.08 lbs + the tank's weight of 221 lbs. This totals 2,105.8 pounds per hardpoint.

My regards,

Widewing

Tac · « **Reply #12 on:** March 09, 2002, 07:59:46 PM »

"I received the following picture from Jack T. Curtis, who flew the P-38 with the 367th fighter group (9th Air Force). He pointed out that two 910 kg (2000 lb) bombs were sometimes loaded on the P-38... Thanks for the picture, Jack ! "

"Colonel (now General, Ret.) Charles M. Young and his P-38, loaded with 2000 lb bombs"

from http://perso.wanadoo.fr/christophe.arribat/galp38.html

maybe widewing can tell us if its a true pic

brady · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2002, 12:11:37 AM »

I looked into this a while ago and looked high and low for a defenate source that could confirm this, since I wanted to have the 2x 2k load option for the P38, howeaver about 3 books that I found stated that while thier were models that were produced that could do this non of them saw combat, it would appear that my sources may of been in erour. Tomarow I may have time to dig them out a post a list of them. If they indead were used in combat , how often, how many and whear would be my next ?, any input?

Glasses · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2002, 03:37:03 AM »

HUrri can carry 2x1000lb bombs and 190F8 can't in AH

ow crap! now that really hurts.