FW190
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some wild FW 190 gun camera footage ! from WW2 ! the more i learn about our favorite WW2 airplanes the more i am afraid of the sad reality ! it was bad for the pilots (from either sides !) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX6vwKkOU8s
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gun cameras
I couldn't imagine so during WWII - just too expensive, cumbersome and taxing on manpower (maintenance, film, prep..). Maybe someone can comment definitively.
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The cameras in WWII were wired to the trigger on the stick. As soon as the bullets fly, the camera is filming it. I believe the cameras ran a few seconds after the trigger was released.
When they returned from a mission, someone unloaded the film and reloaded them with new film. I don't know what percentage of planes had cameras. The P-38 was used for a lot of filming, both still shots and film.
When they returned from a mission, someone unloaded the film and reloaded them with new film. I don't know what percentage of planes had cameras. The P-38 was used for a lot of filming, both still shots and film.