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#1: P-47 Thunderbolt Mk.II - Battle of Surabaya 1945 Author: squadleader_id, Location: Soerabaja

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:15 am
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P-47 Thunderbolt Mk.II
60 Sqn, RAF, SEAC
Serial: MU-A (KL173)
Surabaya, Java, October 1945. Flown by Sqn.Ldr.J.B.Wales, Sqn CO.

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The P-47s in BoS45 now sporting new historical paint scheme used by 60 Squadron (and possibly 81 Squadron) in Surabaya.

#2: Author: Pzt_Mac, Location: Oregon

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:44 am
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Bad ass Smile

#3: Author: ANZAC_Tack, Location: Australia

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:06 am
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what the heck

im a bit of an airforce nut, was local 26 sqn reservist and wwII aircraft buff, and the white and blue rings meant RAAF, but 2 problems for my reasons.

1 circles way to small,though rear tail right aize.
2 RAAF didnt use thunderbolts. boomerang ,hurricans,p40 kittyhawks, spitfire mk4~8,mustangs later on.

#4: Author: squadleader_id, Location: Soerabaja

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:59 am
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ANZAC_Tack wrote:

what the heck

im a bit of an airforce nut, was local 26 sqn reservist and wwII aircraft buff, and the white and blue rings meant RAAF, but 2 problems for my reasons.

1 circles way to small,though rear tail right aize.
2 RAAF didnt use thunderbolts. boomerang ,hurricans,p40 kittyhawks, spitfire mk4~8,mustangs later on.

Hi Tack,

They're not RAAF...like my original post, they're P-47 Thunderbolts of 60 Sqn, RAF, SEAC.

The red inner circle of RAF-based roundels on planes based in the Asia-Pacific was painted white or light blue, so they would not be confused for the Hinomaru red circle (red meatball insignia) on Japanese planes.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/history_old/hrafround.html
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/01UKAV/roundels/RAF_ROUNDELS.htm

#5: Author: ANZAC_Tack, Location: Australia

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:42 am
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yes i assumed not RAAF.

i didnt realise the brit's whited out red, i guess thats how we got it, just made it bigger!

looks good still!

#6: Author: HawkerHart,

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:15 am
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The US whited out thier red too. Pre war they used a blue circle with a white star with a red 'dot' in the center. If I remember rightly, mighta made it up Very Happy

The Jugs looking great Smile

#7: Author: ANZAC_Tack, Location: Australia

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:07 am
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yeah, post pearl i think ur right hawkerhart, shootin down ur own planes sucked a bit.

we had japanese spotter sea planes fly over newcastle and sydney 3 days before they sent 2 midget subs from mother sub in sydney, missed US cruser, hit and sunk mhas katabul approx 19 died. newcastle got shelled(25 odd 5.5" shells, 1/3 failed to explode,ex ww1 english stock) no casualties. only land based fort in australia ever to engage enemy navy vessell in our history(english mk5 6" 1919 approx age,oddly firing black powder as cordite shattered all windows in residents nearby,who incidently took some jap shells, time to move if ur next door to a fort in war?)
basically missidentified as local flying boats from rathmines(pby5 catilinas mainstay, hardly anything like jap apart from a sea plane). if identified properly a different scenario.

#8: Author: HawkerHart,

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:20 am
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yeah id have thought a catalina was pretty distinctive, though i'm no expert on japanesse aircraft. Something like this I guess http://www.combinedfleet.com/ijna/h5y.htm

Still, strange things can happen when the war comes up close, like the German Uboat that actually got into Scapa Flow in 1939 sinking HMS Royal Oak.

#9: Author: ANZAC_Tack, Location: Australia

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:55 pm
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hawk, yeah the sherry is a ringer, but these where single engine type that where on subs packed away i believe. but i think u get idea, twin pontoon single engine flys over sydney 1942 and nobody seemed to bother shooting back!

#10: Author: HawkerHart,

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:02 pm
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Not expecting such a brazen act I guess. Why would you, only involved in a world war Rolling Eyes

#11: Author: HawkerHart,

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:17 pm
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Though i spose it wasn't really something youd expect. A bit like a Hurricane appearing over Berlin.

#12: Author: shah,

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:05 am
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I remember reading of a Me-110 bombing run during the battle of Britain. It lined up with an RAF runway, dropped its speed, flaps and landing gear. From head-on the ground crew thought it was a friendly coming in to land. It closed the distance unmolested, lined up its sights on a row of planes and in one run took out half a dozen aircraft.

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