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re: P-40 Firing live ammunition for first time in 80 years
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:03 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:03 pm to Darth_Vader
Col Scott
This post was edited on 7/6/26 at 10:09 pm
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Posted on 7/7/26 at 5:31 am to FightinIrish
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Good catch. I remembered it being vice versa. Must be a different plane I'm thinking of.
Maybe a P-39 Aircobra. I believe they had a nose cannon.
Could always ask 777, I think he started out in those. :)
Posted on 7/7/26 at 5:37 am to Darth_Vader
Darth i thought about you and said to myself i bet Darth has one built and on display sure nuf....I'm working on a C130 and a C54d skymaster
Posted on 7/7/26 at 8:15 am to Yammie250F
I'm guessing there are some serious FAA hoop jumping required just to get some of those old birds even permitted to fly....now add in functional guns!
Fantastic to see history in the sky.
Fantastic to see history in the sky.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 11:09 am to Yammie250F
That was sweet. I have been an aviation enthusiast since I can remember.
I was even a pilot for a short time.
I also know the cost of things and I can only imagine how much that operation cost someone.
I was even a pilot for a short time.
I also know the cost of things and I can only imagine how much that operation cost someone.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 4:33 pm to AUTimbo
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Maybe a P-39 Aircobra. I believe they had a nose cannon.
37 mm cannon shooting through the propeller hub.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 6:51 pm to dakarx
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I'm guessing there are some serious FAA hoop jumping required just to get some of those old birds even permitted to fly....now add in functional guns!
I was thinking that……and ATF
I’d imagine the FAA was very interested in ensuring the success of this project. Most of those guys are nerds but history buffs.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 9:38 pm to FightinIrish
The P-40 wasn’t a plane that was used to strafe. It was an early fighter that was available at the beginning of the war along with the P-38. It was an adequate fighter too heavy and not very maneuverable.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:33 am to WWII Collector
AS luck would have it, this popped up...
88th Fighter Squadron "Burm Banchee's"
88th Fighter Squadron "Burm Banchee's"
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