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mike furline
 Post subject: P-61 with bazooka's!
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Never seen this before,

http://forum.armyairforces.com/upfiles/ ... 118263.jpg

http://forum.armyairforces.com/upfiles/ ... 236066.jpg

Might be at Langford,

http://forum.armyairforces.com/upfiles/ ... 294494.jpg


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That is one mean Widow :shock:

Upper turret, lower cannons, and bazookas. :shock: :lol: I love it. 8)

(Edit, I dont see the upper turret... but still...)
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O1 to spot P 40 for protection P 61 for ground attack

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget.
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...(Choke).... You mean Stinson L-5...

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...(Choke).... You mean Stinson L-5...


shrug 8) im a vietnam kinda guy not a wwII kinda guy we didnt have stinsons in linebacker II

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget.
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Neat!

ETO or MTO?
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uh... to blow stuff up? :lol:
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Django wrote:
uh... to blow stuff up? :lol:

Quite. ;)

"Today you will fly the P-61. You are on a night fighter task. Opportunities to attack ground targets with highly inaccurate, low-velocity, small charge ground weapons are limited. Please remove them, and do what Uncle Sam wants you here for." :lol:

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uh... to blow stuff up? :lol:


I saw JDK's question earlier... and I came to the same conclusion as you :lol:
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TAdan wrote:
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uh... to blow stuff up? :lol:


I saw JDK's question earlier... and I came to the same conclusion as you :lol:

No one else thinks it's odd?

Well, in this case it's a bit like deciding to add a cap-gun when you are walking around with two Colt .45s strapped to your waist. Yes, it adds something, but what?

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I'm pretty sure there were a few sorties in daylight occaisionally. I know there was at least 2 kills in daylight, according to my P-61 book (Osprey). Maybe it was just an experiment. Or a bored crew chief. :lol:
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Gentlemen,

I'm quite convinced the photo is from the CBI.

The 426th and 427th were the only P-61 squadrons in theater. Evidence suggests that the Widows of both squadrons were equipped with improvised bomb racks for night intruder missions, and that the 427th also used 4.5 inch rocket launchers for missions.

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There's pictures of the 426th & 427th in Queen of the Midnight Skies showing them with the tubes and rockets under the wings.

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