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Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:46 am
Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:55 am
Yes- that's a good website. You just have to think about some of the photos though. A BUNCH of them that I've seen are reversed!
Ryan
Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:48 pm
Ah, the perspective of a few hours to select pictures for downloading to the old pc.....
Tillerman.
Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:19 pm
Wow, great find......I wonder why is it that most of the founders of these sites have not found WIX yet HAHA
Great one OD B-29 in China !!!!
Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:22 pm
That O.D. B-29 was one of the tanker conversions that flew the Hump in support of 58th Wing operations. Notice that she's turretless.
Scott
Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:25 pm
Tks Scott, did not even notice the missing turrets.
And what is the thing with those angle cut out extensions on the turret guns ?
Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:27 pm
Plus a nice B-17 reccovery color pic
Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:38 pm
Sorry to be pesky

Am just having a good time
And a pretty colorfull 24....which has a very nice national insigna !!
Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:42 pm
Just needs a funny caption.......
" Honey...move away, we'lldo a good duck roast tonight"
Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:46 pm
And one of my favorite bird
Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:08 pm
The variations in color on the two ambulances is interesting...
I'm sure the same variations on aircraft colors were also occurring.
Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:23 pm
The variations in color on the two ambulances is interesting...
Not when you're color blind like me
Tks for pointing out, I never notice tuff like that normally
Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:50 pm
what is the thing with those angle cut out extensions on the turret guns ?
Flash suppressors, to keep the muzzle flashes from blinding the gunner.

Many B-17s also had them on the tail guns.
SN
Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:35 pm
Michel Lemieux wrote:Tks Scott, did not even notice the missing turrets.
And what is the thing with those angle cut out extensions on the turret guns ?

I believe those extensions are called "blast tubes".......they direct the gasses generated from firing the guns, outward to each side, away from the bore axis.
Ted
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