WW II Marine Aircrew Sidearms

sheepherder · 02-20-2014, 06:40 PM

VMB-611's B-25's were used on strafing runs...Lots of Browning M2's on these birds...

G.T. · 02-20-2014, 07:31 PM

on the top turret! 14 total .50 cals all in one concentrated effort.... bad thing to be on the wrong end of??....

... even today it'd still be an A$$ kicker!!! Best to all, til...lat'r....GT

318is_Parabellum · 02-20-2014, 09:15 PM

Awesome pictures, sir!

I remember reading that these B-25's had been modded for ground attack by taking out the glass nose and adding loads of forward firing M2 .50 cal machine guns. It's been a good long while since I've seen a picture of one.

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02-20-2014, 09:15 PM	#3
318is_Parabellum User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 75 Times in 31 Posts	Awesome pictures, sir! I remember reading that these B-25's had been modded for ground attack by taking out the glass nose and adding loads of forward firing M2 .50 cal machine guns. It's been a good long while since I've seen a picture of one.