[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Name This Bomber

[radioman390 at cs.com]

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-----Original Message-----
From: J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com>
To: Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
Cc: arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, Mar 21, 2012 3:20 pm
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Name This Bomber

 
 
 
Hi, 
 
The aft ball turret(s) are on the side of the plane. The center of the 
ball lines up just about exactly withy the beginning of the fillet from 
the fusilage to the vertical stabilizer. 
 
The pic says 6 turrets, but I only see 4 (3). I missed the tail turret 
before. I presume the side turrets are symmetric. 
 
Does a turret have to have a gun? There is a transparent hemisphere on the 
top of the plane, somewhat aft of amidships. 
 
-John 
 
=============== 
 
 
 
> Can't be a PB4Y2 with that small cruise range, John.  Published specs 
> were over ten times that figure.  Just to be sure, there are period 
> photos of the exterior of the PB4Y2 at the bottom of my web page at 
> http://aafradio.org/sidebar/PB4Y2_Line_Maintenance_Manual.html 
> 
> Where is the aft ball turret?  Top or belly?  Ball turret in the nose 
> sounds like a B-17G - its range is 2,000 miles, which would coincide 
> with a typo on the photo. 
> 
> Best, 
> Mike 
> 
> On 3/20/2012 11:29 PM, J. Forster wrote: 
>> I was given some old pics of some planes and a ship, but cannot ID the 
>> plane. 
>> 
>> The planes have: 
>> 
>> Fout props 
>> Single tail 
>> Ball turret in the nose w/ two guns 
>> Ball turret aft of wing 
>> Observation dome on top 
>> MN-26 loop 
>> 
>> D67 on fusilage. 
>> 
>> I also have a pic of a flight of 6 like planes with EH on the vertical 
>> stabilizer. 
>> 
>> This is on the back of one pic: 
>> 
>> Complement  11 men, 13 on patrol 
>> 6 Turrets 500 rounds 50 cal. 1000 rounds in tail 
>> 200 mile cruise range 
>> 2600 gallons fuel 
> 
> 
 
 
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