Singed Tail Feathers!!

Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:45 am

B-25J 12th AF 1945

Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:49 pm

Great pic of the tail stinger, what type of gunsight was used?

Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:07 pm

Assuming that happened in flight, how the heck did they get that back on the ground right side up???
:?:

Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:09 pm

88mm Flak hit.

how the heck did they get that back on the ground right side up???

good pilotage :!:

Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:28 pm

The sight is the N-8A as listed in the -4 IPB. But the more interesting question I have is what is that antenna hanging down below the r/h horizonal stab????????

I lightend the area around the antenna and placed the arrow for easy identification.

Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:52 pm

Is that B-25 bare alum. on the underside?

Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:07 pm

Is that B-25 bare alum. on the underside?

Yes, many NMF B-25Js in the MTO had field applied green on the upper surfaces of the a/c.

Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:24 pm

Not sure I'm ready to fire those guns..... :shock:

Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:01 am

But the more interesting question I have is what is that antenna hanging down below the r/h horizonal stab????????

Maybe a tail warning radar? Found this but no pics. It looks similar to the AN/APS-13 used on Mustangs.
The US built a series of tail-warning radars, most notably the "AN/APS-13" for fighters. This was a low-power pulse radar set, operating at 67 cm (450 MHz), that flashed a red light and rang a bell when an enemy aircraft was approaching from the rear. Similar sets, the "AN/APS-16" and "AN/APS-17", were built for bombers.