B 25 Strafer

Gun camera footage of B-25 strafer attack. The footage is in real time, neither slowed down nor sped up.

Seven minutes 30 seconds.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• B
• 25
• Strafer

[BlitzPigEL]

Walldo, do you know where this was taken?

Scary stuff.

[WaldoPepper62]

38th Bomb Group PTO. Other than that, no idea.

[356butch]

@VoelligHarmlos You are correct. I was thinking a bit more along the lines of a western perspective. My mistake.

[VoelligHarmlos]

@356butch Yes, they were. By the russians: 25 years imprisonement for war crimes.

[356butch]

@VoelligHarmlos No they weren't.

[VoelligHarmlos]

by the way: german pilots who did this strafing were accused by the allies of having committed war crimes. just to mention...

[VoelligHarmlos]

Stupid shooting without target. What a waste of ammo...

[nolifemerc]

@ThePeterstrasser 75mm gun is blowing up during fligth in a b25, thats no good, even my granny knew that. :)))

[ThePeterstrasser]

From what I read a lot of the units replaced the 75mm with an extra pair of .50s Too much smoke in the cockpit after it was fired. Also a couple of malfunctions when the cannon shell blew up during firing. Not good. The J model had a field modification kit of 8 .50s in the nose with 4 side "package guns" and the top turret locked for 14 .50s firing straight ahead. Some serious lead coming at you.

[Toddinfantry]

@Schone23666 The 75mm was not an alternative. I think the H model carried the 75 with four 50s above it and four more 50s in cheek positions along with the top turret equals 10 forward firing with the 75.

[Schone23666]

BTW, thank you very much for posting this. This is indeed a rare find, though I wish I could know how many .50 cal guns this particular bomber was using.