F-4E Kurnass pack WIP

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On 23/08/2024 at 1:20 AM, RustyKurnass said:

You're right about the Sparrows

A picture showing the returning pòane of Ben Ami Peri after the succesful CAP mission that signed the last Kurnass kill ( during the Lebanon War in 1982) show two Aim-9D under the left wing, the empty rails for the Python 3( no Shafrir ,offiacialy) used to downing the MiG-21 under the right wing and no Sparrows

 

6 hours ago, RustyKurnass said:

Sorry for the ultra late response...

The book is "Israeli Phantoms - The Kurnass in IDF/AF service 1969-1988" from Double Ugly! Book

The books I own always state that the Winder were Aim-9D but the -G as you said were in use with the F-15 at the time but really don't know if the Kurnass force shared the weapons with the Baz/Eagles

On the Isradecals book dedicated to the F-15 Baz, the early Python adapter can be seen in some pocs but never clearly unfortunately. If remember correctely also the F-4 at first used the underpylon adapter for the Python, need to check

Thanks for the podcast mate

Thanks for that mate, so in the photo you mention is the empty rails for the Python 3 the 'special underpylon adapter' or the extended ones that replace the AIM-9 rails in the traditional location?

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Ubfortunately mate, the photo show the bird from the forward left qurter and the Python were carried on the right inner pylon. Will see if can send you the image.

BTW the book stated that two Sparrows were carried during the mission, the photo show the forward bays empty, so I immagine that were loaded in the rear's