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John Kerr
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I need a little help to ID by serial number the following named A-1
Skyraiders of the 56 SOW. Photo would also be very helpfull. Thanks
in advance.

1. The Spook
2. Little Janet
3. Miss Eileen
4. Sensouous Slayer
5. Pappy's Yokum's Country Store
6. Miss Kate
7. White Rabbit
8. Firebat
9, Close To You
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I don't know about "Firebat" but here's "Firebird"

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Mama Mia, dats a soma filthy airplane. It ought to be named the Exxon Saigon. What are the two small tubes protruding from the front of the wing? I've never seen a gun with only that thin a barrel on a plane. Or is it some type of dual pitot?

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Jack Cook
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What are the two small tubes protruding from the front of the wing?

20mm

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Those are the 20mm's.

They just look small on such a big beast.

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Are the Center and two inboard hardpoints fuel?
What is on the outboard pylons?

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Jack Cook
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outer hardpoints are CBU-25 bomblet dispensers.
inboard those looks like a BLU-32 napalm bomb

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Bill Greenwood wrote:
Mama Mia, dats a soma filthy airplane. It ought to be named the Exxon Saigon.


You've been flying Merlins far too long, You need to be flying behind a real engine, like a 3350! We could mount a 3350 on that Spit of yours...
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Hal B
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b29flteng wrote:
Bill Greenwood wrote:
Mama Mia, dats a soma filthy airplane. It ought to be named the Exxon Saigon.


You've been flying Merlins far too long, You need to be flying behind a real engine, like a 3350! We could mount a 3350 on that Spit of yours...


Nope, the oil tank's too small; you'd only have half an hour's range :wink:

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Good point. We could mount a belly tank with extra oil....
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