Warbird Information Exchange

Jack as always excellent pic.

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Tom,
These pages from an A-20G manual show the recommended bale out procedures.Early G models still had the flexible gun mount while later blocks had a Martin turret

i don't think my question is understood. the top hatch of the a-20 swings up on hinges. a gorilla couldn't open it in the slip stream in a bail out. is the hatch jettisonable?? otherwise how did a pilot bail out??

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Hi Tom,
It is answered in Larry's diagrams - when you pull the emergency release, the hatch is released on the hinge side as well, and then it adds 'the airstream carry it away'.
Cheers,

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James K

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Like the ME262 canopy. Any news on recent A20 recovery?

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I've always thought the A-20 was an interesting subject. I know they're a rare bird these days. How many potential flyers are out there? (realistically). Are there still any in "flying condition"? I recall seeing one many years ago, but it's been a lo-o-o-ong time.

Cheers!

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If I recall on the former LSFM Havoc, there was a door that went to the bombay from the cockpit. The LSFM havoc had a second seat installed behind the pilot. The door was behind that seat. This second seat did not exist during the war years.

And cockpit door was very heavy!

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Trae

"Great pics as always. These guys I think were generally smaller than what we see walkin' around these days. My Dad was 5'-10" and he was considered somewhat tall in 1943. I'm 6'-5" and he was surprised at how tall I turned out. I always drank my milk."

That's the reason too. The children of the depression suffered from an inadequate diet and their children did not. That is one reason that there are so many references to food in memoirs. I remember not being able to wear my father's or uncle's uniform jackets when I was still in grade school.

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Hello Triangle "P"

In your note of Wednesday, Nov 19 you commented that you would like to see a photo of an A-20 and a B-25 next to one another for comparitive purposes. Well, here it is! I took this photo in early 1988 at Fox Airfield in Lancaster California which is located a few miles west of Edwards AFB. If I am not mistaken the A-20 ...and possibly the B-25 may have come from the Howard Hughes Estate. I do not know if they both remain there or not as the photo was taken 20 years ago.

Hello Triangle P:

Thanks so much for your return note. I am glad to see that both aircaft remain in the desert to keep the corrosion in check. While living in So. Calif I would occasonally drive by the west end of the former Hughes airport and view both the A-20 and B-25 parked there forlorn and forgotten ... mile or so from the ocean and its corrosive salt air. They both sat there for 25-30 years or so. The A-20G is for sure a Santa Monica built airplane and the B-25C is most likely an Inglewood product given the fact that it is an early model. Yes, I agree that it would be great to see an A-20 airborne again but I understand that tires are the big problem. Apparenlty they are a unique size and the mould is long gone.

If you are still having problems loading photos (as I did!) contact me and I'll lead you thru it. vossj@comcast.net The directions on photobucket are poor and need improvement. In reality it is too simple....