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Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:49 pm

Someone had a thread a short while ago asking about F-5 photos so here's a few better later than never :!:

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:25 am

Were there any photo recon P-38s that retained some guns for fighting its way out of a sticky situation?

F3V · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:27 am

wonderfull!

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Cool photos Jak!

tex-fan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:14 am

[quote="Warbird Kid"]Were there any photo recon P-38s that retained some guns for fighting its way out of a sticky situation?[/quote]
i wondered this myself till jack's pics, P-38s had all their guns in the nose [no wing guns] so looking at these pics the nose is FULL of cameras. the photo mustangs had their wing guns so they could still duke it out if needed. nice pics as always jack, thanks

Mike Bates · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:22 pm

Here's an F-4 of the 9th PRS with a pair of guns. The squadron had a couple like this.

http://www.9thprs.org/index.html

Mike

tex-fan · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:56 am

i was wrong again. i guess some of them did have guns and cameras both. thamks for the correction.

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

So where is the camera?

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Here is one from North Field, Guam. Aug 1945.

Mike Bates · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:13 pm

the330thbg wrote:

So where is the camera?

The camera ports are on the bottom of the nose. The side port is painted over with the squadron insigina.

Mike

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