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15 September 2018

• 18:0318:03, 15 September 2018 diff hist +67‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Wing Guns
• 18:0218:02, 15 September 2018 diff hist +136‎ N File:Underwing Gun Pods Cowling.jpg ‎ This photo shows an armament technician installing the outer cowling over the underwing gun pods. Photo from Boeing Historical Archives.
• 17:4017:40, 15 September 2018 diff hist +317‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Turrets
• 17:3817:38, 15 September 2018 diff hist +181‎ N File:Gunners compartment.jpg ‎ A view of the Gunner's Compartment. Near the center of the photo you can see the optical periscope sight that the gunner used to find targets. Photo from Boeing Historical Archives. current
• 06:3806:38, 15 September 2018 diff hist +949‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Turrets
• 06:3706:37, 15 September 2018 diff hist +208‎ N File:Ventral Turrets.jpg ‎ The lower(ventral) turret of the Invare. Note the gunner's Periscope sight visible in glass dome just forward of the turret. The white bands are retractable air spoilers. Photo from Boeing Historical Archive. current
• 06:3406:34, 15 September 2018 diff hist +116‎ N File:Carroll loading Guns.jpg ‎ Gunner Freddie Carroll inspecting the dorsal guns on a 13th Bomb Squadron Invader in Korea. Photo via Emil Pindzola. current
• 06:2506:25, 15 September 2018 diff hist +312‎ N File:Dorsal Turret.jpg ‎ The upper(dorsal) turret with the outer cover removed. Of particular interest in this photo are the strange bubbles in the window of the gunner's compartment. I assume that this was a test to increase visibility. Whatever the case, this is the only exa... current
• 06:1706:17, 15 September 2018 diff hist +105‎ N File:Turret Movement.jpg ‎ This diagram from the Invader Pilot Manual shows the range of motion of the turrets on the Invader. USAF. current

14 September 2018

• 04:5504:55, 14 September 2018 diff hist +513‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Glass Noses
• 03:2903:29, 14 September 2018 diff hist +75‎ N File:Norden Bombsight.jpg ‎ A Norden Bombsight in the nose of an A-26 Invader. Photo courtesy of Botto. current

11 September 2018

• 19:5919:59, 11 September 2018 diff hist +160‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Rockets
• 19:5819:58, 11 September 2018 diff hist +207‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Rockets
• 19:5619:56, 11 September 2018 diff hist +24‎ File:5 Inch HVAR rockets.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 19:5519:55, 11 September 2018 diff hist +161‎ N File:5 Inch HVAR rockets.jpg ‎ A close up shot of the 5" High Velocity Aircraft Rockets that were common on Invaders. The Invaders could carry 7 rockets per wing. Photo from National Archives.

8 September 2018

• 21:0421:04, 8 September 2018 diff hist +203‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎75MM
• 15:5815:58, 8 September 2018 diff hist +46‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Gun Pods
• 15:5615:56, 8 September 2018 diff hist +126‎ N File:Underwing Gun Pods.jpg ‎ A view of the Underwing Gun Pods in March 1944. From the Rene Francillon Photo Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. current

7 September 2018

• 20:0520:05, 7 September 2018 diff hist +53‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎6-Gun
• 04:2704:27, 7 September 2018 diff hist +126‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎6-Gun
• 04:2604:26, 7 September 2018 diff hist +130‎ N File:Gun Loading.jpg ‎ 2 unknown Crew members loading the Browning M-2 machine guns on a hard nose Invader. Date Unknown (WW2). Courtesy of US Air Force. current
• 04:1204:12, 7 September 2018 diff hist +383‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Rockets
• 04:1104:11, 7 September 2018 diff hist +144‎ N File:Jul48 YAB 13BS Loading Rockets 2.jpg ‎ A 13th Bomb Squadron plane (Tail Letter W) being fitted with Rockets before a mission at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 1948. Photo by Don Cooper. current
• 04:0004:00, 7 September 2018 diff hist +144‎ N File:Jul48 YAB 13BS Loading Rockets 1.jpg ‎ A 13th Bomb Squadron plane (Tail Letter W) being fitted with Rockets before a mission at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 1948. Photo by Don Cooper. current
• 03:3903:39, 7 September 2018 diff hist +91‎ N File:A26 Rockets.jpg ‎ 44-34538 "Feeding Frenzy" showing an array of underwing missiles. Photo source unknown. current

6 September 2018

• 03:5503:55, 6 September 2018 diff hist +956‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Torpedoes
• 03:3703:37, 6 September 2018 diff hist +60‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Torpedoes
• 03:3703:37, 6 September 2018 diff hist +264‎ N File:A-26 Torpedo in action.JPG ‎ This is a drawing of an A-26 dropping a torpedo against an enemy ship. Although the torpedo capability was never used in combat, the Invader had the capability to carry 2 standard torpedoes. Photo from the Army Air Force Pilot Training Manual for the A... current
• 03:1603:16, 6 September 2018 diff hist +342‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Torpedoes
• 03:0903:09, 6 September 2018 diff hist +629‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Torpedoes
• 01:4401:44, 6 September 2018 diff hist +54‎ Invader Weapons ‎No edit summary
• 01:0901:09, 6 September 2018 diff hist +260‎ N File:A-26 Torpedo.jpg ‎ A drawing of an A-26 Invader dropping a torpedo. The A-26 was designed to be able to carry 2 standard torpedoes inside of the bomb bay. This illustration is from the official A-26 Pilot Training Manual, published by the Army Air Corps, Office of Flying... current

4 September 2018

• 02:4402:44, 4 September 2018 diff hist +366‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎14-Gun

3 September 2018

• 05:5805:58, 3 September 2018 diff hist +109‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Turrets
• 05:5705:57, 3 September 2018 diff hist +117‎ N File:Upper Turret.jpg ‎ The Upper Turret. From the Rene Francillon Photo Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. Photo dated Feb 1944 current
• 05:4605:46, 3 September 2018 diff hist 0‎ 41-39140 ‎No edit summary current
• 05:4505:45, 3 September 2018 diff hist +42‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Wing Guns
• 05:4405:44, 3 September 2018 diff hist +252‎ N File:Internal Wing Guns.jpg ‎ An early model Invader, 41-39140 being retrofitted with internally mounted guns. You can see the mounting points for the underwing gun pods that have been removed. Photo from the Rene Francillon Photo Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. current
• 05:3605:36, 3 September 2018 diff hist 0‎ 41-39103 ‎No edit summary
• 05:3505:35, 3 September 2018 diff hist +80‎ 41-39103 ‎ →‎Images
• 05:3305:33, 3 September 2018 diff hist +66‎ File:A-26 GunPods.jpg ‎No edit summary
• 05:1705:17, 3 September 2018 diff hist −2‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎Rockets
• 05:1405:14, 3 September 2018 diff hist +245‎ Invader Weapons ‎No edit summary
• 05:0805:08, 3 September 2018 diff hist +171‎ N File:A-26 GunPods.jpg ‎ The underwing gun pods that could be used to increase the firepower of an Invader. Each wing carried two pods, and each pod carried two guns. Photo from National Archives.
• 04:5304:53, 3 September 2018 diff hist +429‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎6-Gun
• 04:5004:50, 3 September 2018 diff hist +110‎ N File:8-gun nose.jpg ‎ An 8th Bomb Squadron 8-gun Invader in Korea. The person in the photo is unknown. Photo from National Archives. current
• 04:3004:30, 3 September 2018 diff hist +63‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎6-Gun
• 04:2604:26, 3 September 2018 diff hist +114‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎37MM & 37MM
• 04:0004:00, 3 September 2018 diff hist +41‎ Invader Weapons ‎ →‎37MM & 37MM
• 04:0004:00, 3 September 2018 diff hist +157‎ N File:2x 37mm cannons.jpg ‎ An A-26 Invader outfitted with 2x 37MM cannons. Note the hole in the middle of the nose which is where the gun sight is fitted. Photo from National Archives. current