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March 20th 04, 03:06 PM
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he dropped the wing tank firstm then the bomb!
"Cub Driver" wrote in message ... I read a book recently about a fighter group who flew with one under wing tank, and a bomb under the other, with P51's, the drag must have been hellish! Did the pilot pickle them off at the same time? all the best -- Dan Ford email: (requires authentication) see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com 
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March 21st 04, 09:53 AM
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The book was "an ace of the eighth" by Norman "Bud" Fortier.
i bought it last october in edinburgh Either Waterstones or Ottakars on princess st. It was about £5, which was partly why i bought it; i didnt have much wonga on me and didnt have a book to read back in the caravan. Good book! "M. H. Greaves" wrote in message ... he dropped the wing tank firstm then the bomb! "Cub Driver" wrote in message ... I read a book recently about a fighter group who flew with one under wing tank, and a bomb under the other, with P51's, the drag must have been hellish! Did the pilot pickle them off at the same time? all the best -- Dan Ford email: (requires authentication) see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com
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March 24th 04, 11:16 PM
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In article ,
"M. H. Greaves" writes: he dropped the wing tank firstm then the bomb! "Cub Driver" wrote in message ... I read a book recently about a fighter group who flew with one under wing tank, and a bomb under the other, with P51's, the drag must have been hellish! Did the pilot pickle them off at the same time? I rather doubt it. I had occasion to pull out the F-51's -1, and there isn't any provision to drop from each station individually. Both stations go at the same time. -- Pete Stickney A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. -- Daniel Webster
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March 25th 04, 04:48 AM
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I rather doubt it. I had occasion to pull out the F-51's -1, and
there isn't any provision to drop from each station individually. Both stations go at the same time. -- There was/is a manual cable release in the P-51 for each bomb shackle separately. VL
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