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How to Jettison a PB4Y Ball Turret

Procedure to jettison the nose ball turret in the PB4Y from Naval Aviation News, August 1944. How to Jettison a Turret PB4Y Gets Back Safe from Saipan A Navy photographic plane came back from a mission over Saipan recently after battling … Continue reading

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Fighters over Saipan

A formation of three famous U.S. fighters of WWII over Saipan: a North American P-51 Mustang, a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, and a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of the 318th and 15th Fighter Groups. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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