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 Post subject: NAKED JUGS
PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:24 pm 
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Now that I have your attention :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :D
Where are the rest of the gear doors??

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I'd say the guy that's laying on the ground there, stealing the supercharger is the one who took those gear doors off. You better look in the back of his truck. :lol:

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According to Hal Shook - pilot of that bird, occasionally the gear doors were taken off when operating off of dirt strips because of mud buildup when the field was wet.

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Cool....
What squadron is this? The group is the 404th Fg

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According to the following web site, it's the 506th Fighter Sqdn:

http://www.web-birds.com/9th/404/404th.html

Lots of other neat pics there, as well!

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wonder how much drag removing the flaps caused. I guess better than having mud jam them and add to the weight

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