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Here are a few nice photos Ihave come across this evening
interior of a B-18, note the bare metal, not red, fire extinguisher
blue practice bombs for a B-18
NMF P-36... not shiny at all under operational conditions
NMF P-35
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Actually Stik, the P-35 is an AT-12 variant of the P-35. Just like the one at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino. It looks to be an instructional airframe probably used at Chanute or Sheppard.
WIP: Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo
Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea
Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group
Also note the red extinguisher on the M-5? bomb trailer.
The photo essay says Barksdale (Shreveport Louisiana IIRC). I presume that the AT-12 was a version used for fledgling fighter jocks?
Loved the B-18 shot. Tried a model of it recently. The relief of the support metal areas on transparencies was so tiny I really screwed up masking the nose transparency. I suppose I should write for a replacement piece but I put it away for now.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
The AT-12 was designed as a Swedish 2-seat fighter developed from the P-35. 50 were embargoed and taken over by the AAC/AAF as advanced armed trainers with 2-0.50 and 2-0.30's. Another group of Swedish single seat fighters were taken over and shipped to the Philippines as P-35A's.
Love seeing photos like this still around Stik. Thanks for sharing them here. Nice catch richs26. What do you suppose the difference is between the two. One being used on the ground only (perhaps chemical) and the other being used in higher altitudes (water?)...?
On the bench:
Tamiya F4U-1 Kenneth Walsh
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