Drone Attacks on Rabaul 1944

[bobdina]

http://ww2awartobewon.com/wwii-articles ... d-missile/ Had no idea these were used in the pacific.

[MakeeLearn]

Were these launched from B24s? Dont see it listed. the ones in Europe were released from B24's.

PBJs - B-25's

[Will_L_OLD]

Per the article, launched and guided from a TBM Avenger.
Interesting.
Always thought a PBJ was a sandwich

[MakeeLearn]

ORIGINAL: Will_L

Per the article, launched and guided from a TBM Avenger.
Interesting.
Always thought a PBJ was a sandwich

AHHSO I see.
The web page kept locking up on me.

PBJ
Me too now I know its also what the Marine Corps call their B25.

[Will_L_OLD]

Now I have this visual of PBJ's on a bombing run and they ain't planes...

[Buckrock]

For those that haven't seen the TDR-1 in operation......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RQcUtzAe98

[MakeeLearn]

ORIGINAL: Buckrock

For those that haven't seen the TDR-1 in operation......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RQcUtzAe98

Nice.


The B24's I mentioned above were used in Europe to drop wireless guided bombs not to fly drones.

[Buckrock]

I assume you are referring to the AZON guided bomb. That was also dropped from B-24s in Burma and
with reportedly better results than in Europe, assumedly due to the aircraft being able to attack
from lower altitudes due to minimal Japanese AA.

The TDR-1 in the film was actually designed as an "assault drone", being able to take-off, fly to
the target, drop its payload and then return and land to be used for further missions. By the time
it was deployed in Sep '44 though, all anyone wanted to do with it was to smash it into things.