Sgt Mahike And His Charge
Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:03 pm
SSgt Bill Mahike of Portland , OR and his B-25D 390th BS 42nd BG 13th AF
Note the skin added to protect the fuselage skin from the .50 blast.
Re: Sgt Mahike And His Charge
Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:12 pm
Jack Cook wrote:
SSgt Bill Mahike of Portland , OR and his B-25D 390th BS 42nd BG 13th AF
Note the skin added to protect the fuselage skin from the .50 blast.
It also has a 50 cal sticking out where the lower plexi should be on the lower L/H side of the nose. There are 2 small scoops? on the bottom of the nose below the Rose.
Rich
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Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:15 pm
Those scoops were a mod the 42nd did to keep cordite fumes out
of the nose. There was also a dump and the set-up vented the fumes out. Also a lot of 42nd a/c had 2 nose mounted .50s.
of the nose. There was also a dump and the set-up vented the fumes out. Also a lot of 42nd a/c had 2 nose mounted .50s.