Many big guns

[Rusty]

We all like big guns and 6 big guns is better than 1 big gun. What if those 6 big guns can fly, very, very fast?

In that case you have a P-51 named "Twilight Tear". Watch as she is re- fitted with her 6 M-2s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJ82YCiuYU

[gamekeeper]

That's some serious firepower for the day........

[marlinman93]

If you like big guns that fly, it's hard to beat an A10 Warthog.

[Old No7]

We all like big guns and 6 big guns is better than 1 big gun. What if those 6 big guns can fly, very, very fast?

In that case you have a P-51...........

That was neat to see, thanks for sharing!

This is obviously a "staged PR photo" of a P51 Mustang being loaded...

P51 Loading WWII.jpg

...and I know that for a fact, as that's my late father standing 3rd from the right at Debden, England.

Discipline was tough in the 8th Air Force, 4th Fighter Group -- but not so tough as to line them all up in a straight line to load up...

Except when at the enlisted men's bar, that is!

Old No7

[Merle]

Fantastic vid - thanks for posting!

[Griff]

I liked how that recoil rocked the plane back a little each time... Thanks for posting.

[Bill in Oregon]

Some serious groups, too. Man, I'd hate to be in an ME 109 being chased by that thing.

[GunnyMack]

Years ago my dad and I went to the Reno air races. Now if ya like warbirds this is the place to be!
There is nothing on the planet like the roar of big radial engines at full throttle 100' off the ground goin for broke around the course!
Mustangs,Corsairs, Hawker Sea Fury's, man oh man! Then you think about the original purpose of those planes and the guys that flew em!
I got to meet and spend time with a real character, Pappy Boyington!

One morning the SR71 Blackbird did a fly by, came around again for another pass, over the field pulled back the stick hit the after burners going vertical and disappeared in less then 30 seconds!
Ok so I went OT!

[Ray Newman]

"Some serious groups, too. Man, I'd hate to be in an ME 109 being chased by that thing."
--Bill in OR

I would hate to be chased by a ME 109. Some of them carried 20mm guns for armament....

[Blaine]

I used to hunt on Jefferson Proving Grounds, Madison, IN.....Pretty huge place. the center of it was impact area, and the 'Hogs would be there most Saturdays for target practice. If you got a north area assigned for hunting, you could watch them turning, and burning after their target run....really low on the deck. Man that was fun. The target sleds were about 18" thick steel. Them holes were burned straight thru...not jagged, just like a redhot nail thru butter....

[Sixgun]

There's a guy down the road.....maybe 15 miles...who has several of these P51's.......Alexis DuPont...don't even know if I'm spelling his first name right ......in fact, he recently died......

Anyway, every year they have...or "had" ....and air show at the Toughkenamen airport.....little airport ........where these old warbirds fly......have not been there in 10 years, at least......my dad, after retiring, worked as a groundskeeper there and got to bullshytin with Alex and told him how "his son was a gun nut".....and Alex gave my dad, who gave to me, an original WW2 20mm. round .....fmj.......yea, he had the full auto gun too.....money talks...

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southe ... =179618526

This is one of my most treasured rounds....(please, disregard the dust )-----6

[Grizz]

did anyone watch the approx. 17 min film of P51 gun camera footage from Europe?

it's something watching those guys bust the trains, 50 cal blowing up steam boilers. kids, eh?

I think the streams of bullets from each wing crossed each other or met together on the target.

[GunnyMack]

Yes Grizz the guns were bore sighted to hit same POI, but I remember somewhere that some pilots would have them cross.
I have seen those gun camera clips, great stuff!
The bomber crews were taught how to shoot skeet before going over seas. They learned how to lead a target.