discussion Gun camera footage.

[eddiesolo]

I found ( this ) colour gun camera footage over Japan. I never realised the hitting power of the guns and rockets fitted to certain aircraft!

There is some serious low flying attacks on parked aircraft near the back end of the film. Shows attacks against aircraft-flying and stationary, buildings, boats, trains.

Please be aware that this shows graphic gun-camera action and therefore depicts acts in which people may have been killed so viewer discretion is advised.

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Not glorifying the actions just found it interesting the amount of fire-power delivered in a short space of time.

Si.

 

[stona]

Si, just to clarify the title in the link is a bit misleading. The film is not 'recently declassified' and much of it is from the ETO not the PTO. I spotted a few Luftwaffe types in there

Good stuff though.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Alan 45]

It won't work for me !!!!! Why does technology hate me ( sniff)

 

[ojays]

It won't work for me !!!!! Why does technology hate me ( sniff)

Ditto

Gregg

 

[ojays]

OOOPPPS! just realised I'm clicking on the wrong part of the post

Gregg

 

[Alan 45]

OOOPPPS! just realised I'm clicking on the wrong part of the postGregg

Ditto

 

[eddiesolo]

Tsk...what are you guys like...

Si

 

[eddiesolo]

Si, just to clarify the title in the link is a bit misleading. The film is not 'recently declassified' and much of it is from the ETO not the PTO. I spotted a few Luftwaffe types in there Good stuff though.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve, I did wonder at some of the aircraft as although I am not up on aircraft types some didn't seem all that Japanese.

Good job we have you around to clear stuff for us.

Si

 

[Guest]

I think I saw a 262 bite it at one point early on...

 

[stona]

I think I saw a 262 bite it at one point early on...

This one, from about the one minute mark?



I'm not sure, the nacelles seem to be over as well as under the wing like an Me 210/410. It also looks worryingly like a Mosquito

I did see some Fw 190s earlier.

Cheers

Steve

 

[AlanG]

Wings to low for a mossie. Does look a bit 210/410 ish

 

[Guest]

I checked again, it's at 1:01, going down in flames. Engine placement is right, shape is wrong. Not a 262.

 

[stona]

Here's a grab of an image from 1.01.



I don't know, anyone care to hazard a guess?

Cheers

Steve

 

[flyjoe180]

Japanese perhaps?

 

[eddiesolo]

Here's a grab of an image from 1.01.

I don't know, anyone care to hazard a guess?

Cheers

Steve

If it is a Japanese twin aircraft could it be a Kawasaki KI-45 Toryu. Or a KI-48 Sokia. Or the prototype KI-96?

Si

 

[stona]

If it is Japanese I have absolutely no idea

I can probably name about three Japanese aircraft !

Cheers

Steve

 

[AlanG]

That second pic looks like a c-47 but the tail is too small

 

[Guest]

It might be an He-111. I don't see any prop-blur though.

 

[flyjoe180]

I doubt it's an He111 if Si's video is correct in it being footage from over Japan.

 

[Guest]

Not all of it is over Japan. The landscape scenery and architecture seems very european at times. Also, I recognize some of the footage from my own postings, only this batch has been colorized. Much nicer in my opinion.