UK2 FL927 Consolidated LiberatorGRMkV ex US 41-11626 B-24D.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Ralph[_2_]]

What a photo, first time i have ever seen this aircraft outfitted with
5" HVAR pylons.


On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:36:15 -0400, Joseph Testagrose
> wrote:

[Ramsman]

On 28/09/2012 19:06, Ralph wrote:
> What a photo, first time i have ever seen this aircraft outfitted with
> 5" HVAR pylons.
>

At first I thought "HVARs on an RAF aircraft? Never heard of that
before!" A little research has revealed one photo showing what does
appear to be an HVAR rack on a Liberator though. Most of the references
I've found only talk about RPs, which I though referred to the British
3" weapon, but I could be wrong. Mentions of a Type C rocket pack don't
clarify what type of rocket.

Some online sites say the Liberator had rocket rails under the wings,
but I think that's incorrect. As far as I can tell, they were mounted
either on the fuselage sides (as in the photo) or as retractable units
in the bomb bay.

FL297/G was actually a Liberator III, although some sites say wrongly a
Mark V, or even a Mark VI.


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> On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:36:15 -0400, Joseph Testagrose
> > wrote:
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Peter