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The FReeper Foxhole Studies USAAF Night Fighters at War ~ Part 3 of 3 - Jan. 18th, 2004
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| Stephen L. McFarland
Posted on 01/18/2004 4:13:20 AM PST by snippy_about_it
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To: Darksheare
That was hilarious!! Thanks for the link
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posted on
01/18/2004 5:05:27 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(I am Homer of Borg. Prepare to be... ooooohh, doughnuts!)
To: SAMWolf
Welcome.
*chuckle*
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posted on
01/18/2004 5:09:50 PM PST
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Darksheare
(Convents aren't exactly the best place for a male heretic to hide.)
To: Darksheare
I hurt my face laughing.
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posted on
01/18/2004 5:56:46 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(That is one dangerous squirrel.....And now he has a patrol car.)
To: snippy_about_it
Agreed. He'd have probably loved the Doolittle Raid.
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posted on
01/18/2004 5:59:21 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(That is one dangerous squirrel.....And now he has a patrol car.)
To: Professional Engineer
Sorry.
How'd you do it?
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posted on
01/18/2004 6:00:10 PM PST
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Darksheare
(Convents aren't exactly the best place for a male heretic to hide.)
To: SAMWolf
Huh? Did you say you'd pass on the driving? LOL.
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posted on
01/18/2004 7:34:51 PM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: Darksheare
ouch!
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posted on
01/18/2004 7:36:09 PM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: Professional Engineer; Darksheare; SAMWolf
Just wanted to say goodnight to everyone. Goodnight, see you all tomorrow.
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posted on
01/18/2004 7:39:14 PM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: snippy_about_it
Good night Snippy. Sleep well.
69
posted on
01/18/2004 7:58:01 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(I am Homer of Borg. Prepare to be... ooooohh, doughnuts!)
To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; Iris7; E.G.C.; Victoria Delsoul
P-38M Nightfighter
P-38M with AN/APS-4 Radar
P-38Ms Night Lightnings were converted P-38L-5-LO Lightnings designed to meet the need for a speedy night fighter. All normal P-38 armament was retained but an AN/APS-4 radar set was added, an extra seat for the radar operator was installed, and it was painted gloss black.
P-70
The Pearl Harbor SCR-270 RADAR Unit
Preserved at the Historical Electronics Museum
WORLD WAR II B-24 "SNOOPERS" By Stephen M. Perrone
The Snoopers came into being because on May 30, 1942, Commanding General Army Air Forces, Hap Arnold, ordered the Director of Technical Services to establish the Sea Search Attack Development Unit, with headquarters at Langley Field, Virginia. This group was originally formed to develop tactics and techniques of anti-submarine warfare, but the development of the SCR-717B Long Range Radar Search Radar and the super-secret SCR-729 Low Altitude (LAB) Radar Bombsight mounted in the ASV Radar-Equipped B-24 airplane gave birth to the Snoopers.
The planes flown by the 868th were often called SB-24s and sometimes LABs (Low Altitude Bomber). They were equipped with SRC-717-B search and navigation radar, AN/APQ-5 LABS bombing radar, SCR-729 IFF (Identification, Friend or Foe) and an AN/ARN-1 radio altimeter. The ball turret contained the antenna for the SC-717-B radar.
Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" from the 465th Bomb Group en route to target. BTO radar can be seen in place of the ball turret.
The President has announced a Mars initiative to--
--interdict Martian acquisition of WMDs.
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posted on
01/18/2004 10:08:51 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: PhilDragoo
Evening Phil Dragoo
Thanks for the info on the Snoopers.
"War of the Worlds" is getting real dated but it's still one of the flicks I'll watch everytime it's on. Loved the flying machines.
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posted on
01/18/2004 10:37:36 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(I am Homer of Borg. Prepare to be... ooooohh, doughnuts!)
To: PhilDragoo
BTTT!!!!!!
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posted on
01/19/2004 3:11:29 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
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