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Posts: 13978 | Location: http://www.tarawaontheweb.org/tarawa2.jpg | Registered: 03 December 2008Reply With Quote
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Great aircraft, great photo! Hope one of the bad guys got hit by flying porcelain.


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Posts: 2545 | Location: The 'Ham | Registered: 25 May 2007Reply With Quote
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7 freakin' pylons holding over 3,500 lbs of ordinance per wing !!! All hauled into the air by a primitive recip engine and still got the job done! Truly amazing engineering. Oh, I forgot, the wings fold!!!
 
Posts: 3837 | Location: SC,USA | Registered: 07 March 2002Reply With Quote
Allan DeGroot
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7 freakin' pylons holding over 3,500 lbs of ordinance per wing !!! All hauled into the air by a primitive recip engine and still got the job done! Truly amazing engineering. Oh, I forgot, the wings fold!!!


You forget two: The wings fold WITH the ordinance attached!


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Posts: 4601 | Location: Pennsylvania | Registered: 21 March 2005Reply With Quote
Grizzly Adams
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Great aircraft, great photo! Hope one of the bad guys got hit by flying porcelain.



I assume there is meant to be a message there? Big Grin


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Posts: 4211 | Location: Alta. Canada | Registered: 06 November 2002Reply With Quote
Allan DeGroot
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Great aircraft, great photo! Hope one of the bad guys got hit by flying porcelain.



I assume there is meant to be a message there? Big Grin


Didn't you look close at one of the pieces of "ordinance"...?

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