JWM Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) Hi I am thinking that Privateer with Bat(s?) missile(s) would be a very attractive model to construct. I know that some use of this radar guided missile was done during WWII in Pacific since April 1944 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASM-N-2_Bat ) . Any info on this will be apprecieted - I hope not only by me , Especially photos from combat use - to identify the exact Priveeter carrying it... Best regards Jerzy-Wojtek Edited January 21, 2017 by JWM grammar corr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Macnaughton Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 The Retromecanix website has some good stuff on the actual weapon fit http://retromechanix.com/usaaf-evaluation-of-navy-swod-mk-9-bat-glide-bomb-1945/ I don't know of any aircraft shots of combat missions but it might be possible to identify a particular aircraft that flew a Bat mission from Alan C Carey's "The reluctant raiders", which is the history of VP109, one of the few Bat fitted Privateer squadrons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 You might try this site- although it only has photos taken at NAS China Lake, there might be some bat/PB4Y-2 photos. Click on each year to see the photos taken at that time. Best I can do- sorry! (However, the site has some very interesting photos of some unusual armament fits tested!) Mike http://www.chinalakealumni.org/index.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Macnaughton Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I would suggest Googling the 3 Bat fitted squadrons (VP or VPB 109, 123 and 124) and see what is offered but there seems to a bit of uncertainty about which aircraft actually carried Bats on a mission. This seems as good as any but without weapons fitted https://laststandonzombieisland.com/2016/04/28/bring-in-the-bat/aircraft-is-pb4y-2-59522-vpb-109-miss-lotta-tail/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Many thanks for all inputs. I appreciate very much link given by Francis above. The photo next to that from link is I think what I was searching for: https://laststandonzombieisland.com/2016/04/28/bring-in-the-bat/pb4y-2-privateer-in-flight-with-a-mark-9-bat-under-each-wing-later-asm-n-2-nh-92485-heavily-weathered-color-scheme/ Another photo from the same page: https://laststandonzombieisland.com/2016/04/28/bring-in-the-bat/vpb-109-privateer/ shows some reinforcement (?) on the top of wing on Privateer of VPB-109, which apparently is part of modification to carry Bat missiles. Best regards Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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