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Post by alanw on Mar 12, 2021 18:39:25 GMT 12
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Post by phil on Mar 16, 2021 9:53:03 GMT 12
Certainly not 1000kg, that would be 2000lb Mk84 which was never carried, and there isn't anything larger in the Mk80 series. I believe they did drop concrete Mk82 (500lb) bombs during Kahu OT&E, and they may have been orange rather than blue. Normal practice bombing was with BDUs off PMBRs.
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Post by alanw on Mar 18, 2021 20:25:16 GMT 12
Certainly not 1000kg, that would be 2000lb Mk84 which was never carried, and there isn't anything larger in the Mk80 series. I believe they did drop concrete Mk82 (500lb) bombs during Kahu OT&E, and they may have been orange rather than blue. Normal practice bombing was with BDUs off PMBRs. Hi Phil, Many Thanks for that information, I'll pass it onto my overseas friend He's building an RNZAF A4K, and this will help out. He may just have to go with either the Blue Practice Bombs, Or Orange Concrete 500lbers Thanks/regards Alan |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Mar 19, 2021 9:27:42 GMT 12
During Exercise Cope Thunder in the Phillipines (early 1980s) we dropped 500lb blue inert bombs on the Crow Valley range complex.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Mar 19, 2021 9:30:19 GMT 12
We had two 2000lb MK84 blue bombs delivered with the jets new in 1970 but these were never flown to my knowledge. They were displayed in front of the aircraft for various armament photo shoots over the years.
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Post by alanw on Mar 19, 2021 17:27:35 GMT 12
During Exercise Cope Thunder in the Phillipines (early 1980s) we dropped 500lb blue inert bombs on the Crow Valley range complex. Hi Don, Thanks so very much for that information, I'll pass it on to my overseas friend. Kind regards Alan |
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Post by phil on Mar 20, 2021 1:48:29 GMT 12
During Exercise Cope Thunder in the Phillipines (early 1980s) we dropped 500lb blue inert bombs on the Crow Valley range complex. I thought I'd seen pictures of that, but couldn't confirm it as my books are all in storage back in NZ. I don't believe the Mk84 was ever stores cleared on the A-4K, anyone got a copy of the NATOPs that shows it? |
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Post by phil on Mar 20, 2021 1:50:03 GMT 12
Certainly not 1000kg, that would be 2000lb Mk84 which was never carried, and there isn't anything larger in the Mk80 series. I believe they did drop concrete Mk82 (500lb) bombs during Kahu OT&E, and they may have been orange rather than blue. Normal practice bombing was with BDUs off PMBRs. Hi Phil, Many Thanks for that information, I'll pass it onto my overseas friend He's building an RNZAF A4K, and this will help out. He may just have to go with either the Blue Practice Bombs, Or Orange Concrete 500lbers Thanks/regards Alan Has he run out of green paint? We dropped live Mk82 and Mk83 bombs all the time. |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Mar 20, 2021 10:22:29 GMT 12
During Exercise Cope Thunder in the Phillipines (early 1980s) we dropped 500lb blue inert bombs on the Crow Valley range complex. I thought I'd seen pictures of that, but couldn't confirm it as my books are all in storage back in NZ. I don't believe the Mk84 was ever stores cleared on the A-4K, anyone got a copy of the NATOPs that shows it? It was used regularly by the USN/USMC in Vietnam so it was definitely stores cleared on the A-4 in general (off STNS 2, 3 & 4). |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Mar 20, 2021 10:33:08 GMT 12
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Post by phil on Mar 20, 2021 12:15:39 GMT 12
We had that one at the bomb dump for many years, I heard we got it from the Aussies, but that is just anecdotal. It is still around somewhere, was looking pretty rusty last time I saw it. Apart from photo ops, it was never actually a thing we used.
The Mk 84 uses 30in suspension, so you'd be challenged to fit it to anything other than STN3.
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Post by skyman on Mar 20, 2021 14:39:05 GMT 12
If I remember correctly, two inert Mk84 bombs came with the initial A-4 purchase and were to be fitted to the centre-line rack (station 3) if an aircraft was to be moved with the rear fuselage and engine removed. If a Mk84 had been fitted at Woodbourne, the tip-over of A-4 NZ6211 probably would not have happened.
Live (green-painted) Mk81 and Mk82 bombs were carried and dropped on many occasions from about 1972 onwards, usually at Waiouru or Kaipara, but occasionally at sea on redundant or fire damaged vessels. Aircrew needed to be up to speed with fuzing, arming times and safety heights if they were ever to be called upon for real action. Mk 82 bombs, inert and live, fitted with laser guidance kits were also dropped in the early 1980s.
Al
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Post by curtiss on Apr 10, 2021 17:53:51 GMT 12
The tip over at Woodbourne was caused by the failure to drain all of the fuel from the bag tank and wings.
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