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Here are a couple of images from manuals: a RB-26 but you can see the tail gun chutes on either side of the fuselage: Jari

Can't really help with what was fitted but here is some interviews with a bomb aimer that was on the mission, haven't listened to them but perhaps some details can be gleemed: https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?collection=252 Jari

Also it would depend if the pilot was lined up with a runway, any turns would reduce airspeed and thus range. Jari

The AIM-4 in combat: https://www.ausairpower.net/Falcon-Evolution.html#mozTocId231607 Also the 20mm replaced the Genie, i guess they realized the only time they would use the Genie would be in war time, making it a nuclear conflict even if no other nukes were being used. Jari

Also the use of nukes, no matter what size, would have required orders from way up the command ladder and most likely escalated things to a all out nuclear war. Jari

Here is a view that shows a bit of a gap: edit: a couple of more examples: a F-4C but with the early Navy style pylon: Jari

Here is one in Vietnam: AIM-4A (SARH) in the front, AIM-4D (IR) in the rear. Also the AIM-26 could be carried on the front middle launcher. Jari

Not the missile postions but from a F-102 manual: Jari

Just b&w pics but good views of the inside of a Neptune can be seen here: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/fd2c41ecd0a9f528.html click under Related images for more. Jari

Here is a RAF F-4J that deployed it's chute but then had to go around again so it jettisoned the chute and took the cable when it finally landed: Jari

No help with the colour but it's the gravity fuel tank: Jari

Here is something: https://www.docdroid.com/6fa2lK4/douglas-b-26bc-tb-26bc-and-rb-26c-aircraft-illustrated-parts-breakdown-pdf#page=181 Jari

Look here: http://www.510fs.org/vietnam/vietnam-image-gallery check the various albums. Jari

Here is some info on B-25 cameras: Just search K-24 camera to find images of it. Most likely they used mirrors and lenses for the external housing. Jari

I don't think the report is for one particular a/c but for all the aircraft assigned to the raid, as noted at the top it gives the loads for each particular a/c. For example O had 11 x 1000 MC & 4 x 500 GP. Here is the second part of the report giving other info like the altitude drops were made and which wave each a/c were on, of note there were 6 a/c in each wave and 4 a/c attacked the town: Jari

Here is the Bomb Aimer's report for the raid on the airfield: at the top the loads the various aircraft had and just below those which stations they went, the [1] indicates 2 bombs on that station so there would be 4 across. Jari

Here is another one: Jari

Here is one with MERs on the wing pylons: F-105D Jari

Part 2: Jari

Here are some drawings from a manual: Jari

Here is a Korean war B-26 bomb bay: more photos can be found here: https://images.google.com/hosted/life/36cf25151012b24b.html click on the thumbnails under Related Images (keep on clicking to scroll thru the numerous photos). Jari

Here is one on a F-105: i'm guessing they used BLU-10 or BLU-23 naplam shells for the ones in SEA. Jari

Here is one being checked out on a F-100 c/l pylon: Jari

Not much better but a different variant: http://www.510fs.org/vietnam/vietnam-image-gallery/al-alvizo?i=al-alvizo-029 also note no external fuel tanks as they went with bombs on each pylon: http://www.510fs.org/vietnam/vietnam-image-gallery/al-alvizo?i=al-alvizo-026 Jari

Or if you want something different from a different squadron, at the 1:30 mark of the video, 2 x 2000lb LGBs, 2 x Mk-82 on MER, ECM pod and a pair of AIM-7s: https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675071240_Mark-84-Laser-Guided-Bombs_Ubon-Royal-Thai-Air-Force-Base_F-4D_Electronic-countermeasures-pod Jari