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by Heritage Munitions Museum
Tue Nov 08, 2016 4:14 am
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: Jap Zero wing tip tube
Replies: 4
Views: 27473

Re: Jap Zero wing tip tube

Great Info, thanks Mate, Regards Ozzi.
by Heritage Munitions Museum
Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:30 am
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: Jap Zero wing tip tube
Replies: 4
Views: 27473

Re: Jap Zero wing tip tube

Anyone?
So this question is either too hard to answer coz no one knows, or it is too easy that everybody knows the answer except me?
Please, Ozzi.
by Heritage Munitions Museum
Fri Oct 21, 2016 11:41 pm
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: Jap Zero wing tip tube
Replies: 4
Views: 27473

Jap Zero wing tip tube

Hi All, As a novice in aircraft, what is the long(ish) tube that protrudes out of the left hand wing of the Zero aircraft, closer to the wing tip? Is it a wind speed pickup or something similar/ Some people mistake it for a gun barrel, but there is only 1 & the guns sit closer to the wing root rathe...
by Heritage Munitions Museum
Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:57 am
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: Jap Zero 20mm Canon
Replies: 2
Views: 18299

Re: Jap Zero 20mm Canon

RS,
Thanks for the info
Regards Peter.
by Heritage Munitions Museum
Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:39 am
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: Jap Zero 20mm Canon
Replies: 2
Views: 18299

Jap Zero 20mm Canon

Howdy Crew,
First timer here,
Can anyone tell me if the spent/fired 20mm cartridge cases were ejected from a Zero fighter plane or were they kept on board as ballast after being fired?
Thanks,
Peter.