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one1 Total Posts : 327 Reward points : 492 Joined: 08/16/2006 Location: Texas Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options 20 MM GUN - 08/15/2008 09:47:21 AM Did the P-51 have a 20mm gun ? Were the shell casing ejected out of the aircraft or were the returned to base to be emptied ? George

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Re:20 MM GUN - 08/15/2008 01:04:53 PM

From what I could find the P-51 carried four .50 caliber and then upgraded to six .50 caliber. I did see a photo however of an early P-51 which had two 20mm on each wing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:P-51A.jpg

Also, it appears that the shell casings were ejected. See here for great photo of the guns in the wing: http://www.pbase.com/hockingphotos/image/86462318

Tom

one1 Total Posts : 327 Reward points : 492 Joined: 08/16/2006 Location: Texas Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options Re:20 MM GUN - 08/15/2008 02:07:32 PM Tom, Thanks for pics and info. You can see the why I'm asking the question by going to the 52 Fighter Group on the Forum George

skybear45 Total Posts : 690 Reward points : 909 Joined: 08/15/2007 Location: Colorado Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options Re:20 MM GUN - 08/15/2008 02:13:05 PM Tom, Thanks for posting the link to the photo gallery, its worth checking out. Bob

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