'The Tojo Busters' by blinkings

Photography • Aviation • posted on Mar 03, 2015

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The markings on the Lockheed 414 Hudson indicate mast-height attacks on a Japanese cruiser and a destroyer respectively. During the former incident, a head-on attack, the cruiser's barrage even included its main 8 inch guns.

Comments (10)

vkoontz

12:19AM | Tue, 03 March 2015

nice nose art!

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jayfar

2:22AM | Tue, 03 March 2015

Great history and shot Andrew.

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bebopdlx

11:42AM | Tue, 03 March 2015

Some real history here.

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weesel

1:13PM | Tue, 03 March 2015

Oh my! THAT must have been one wild ride on the approach to the CA!

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Faemike55

8:29PM | Tue, 03 March 2015

Impressive

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nikolais

9:50PM | Tue, 03 March 2015

very noce POV!

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NightGallery

7:19PM | Wed, 04 March 2015

Fantastic shot. Great POV and lighting is excellent.

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MrsRatbag

8:23PM | Wed, 04 March 2015

Excellent shot!

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debbielove

8:19AM | Tue, 10 March 2015

Now, I've checked this and while there are a few surviving Hudsons, including in NZ and the U.K. this IS the only airworthy example! Outstanding mate. Rob

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