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What the company I worked for did in WW11

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I had no idea that anyone had ever fitted a cannon of this size to a Mosquito. I did, however, know about the B-25 fitted with a 75mm:
https://youtu.be/cEek5IvGYKg
 

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There is a book on the TSETSE installation "A Most Secret Squadron" by Des Curtis.
 

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Wondering what effect that cannon had on the wooden airframe after a while? Had to be punishing.

Even the "recoilless" large bore weapons like the 105 on a Spectre slews the tail starboard a bit so the computer has to compensate and bring it back to position. The GAU-8A in the Warthog causes a slight decrease in airspeed/altitude.
 
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