21.10.2008, 08:52
Found this this morning,
![[Image: b25h_echelon.jpg]](http://home.mchsi.com/~anderson.kevin/pics/b25h_echelon.jpg)
A great view of several H-series airplanes in right echelon flight. These planes are with the 1st Air Commando Group (10th Air Force). The closest planes are 43-4380, the original "Barbie III," and 43-4271, "Dolly." Both of these are the earlier Block -1 type, which only had package guns on the starboard ("co-pilot") side of the cockpit in addition to the four machine guns in front. (Pilot-side package guns were added starting with the Block -5 type, serial numbers 43-4405 and later). These earlier airplanes are also missing the ram air vent, mounted just off from the nose alongside the cannon on the pilot side, which brought added air into the plane to help vent gases from the fired guns (see the front-view pictures above.) The 1st Air Commando Group flew in support of the Burma Campaign in Southeast Asia. [2]
A great view of several H-series airplanes in right echelon flight. These planes are with the 1st Air Commando Group (10th Air Force). The closest planes are 43-4380, the original "Barbie III," and 43-4271, "Dolly." Both of these are the earlier Block -1 type, which only had package guns on the starboard ("co-pilot") side of the cockpit in addition to the four machine guns in front. (Pilot-side package guns were added starting with the Block -5 type, serial numbers 43-4405 and later). These earlier airplanes are also missing the ram air vent, mounted just off from the nose alongside the cannon on the pilot side, which brought added air into the plane to help vent gases from the fired guns (see the front-view pictures above.) The 1st Air Commando Group flew in support of the Burma Campaign in Southeast Asia. [2]