scott king wrote:
I have just recently discover these pictures of my great uncle. I believe
the aircraft to be a b-17 or a b-24. I don't have a lot of experience
identifying planes of this era. any help would be appreciated



This is a photograph of a Douglas Aircraft Company B-25-H, called the
"Mitchell" after General Billy Mitchell.

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-...tchell_b15.htm

This site has a good amount of info and talks about the development from
the B-18 Bolo.

This model B25 was fitted with a 75mm cannon (the large apeture on the
lower right of the nose nacelle. It is probably this design which
prompted later designers to come up with the AC-47, AC-119 and AC-130
"Gun Ships (viz.).

While the P39 Airacobra had a 37mm slow firing automatic cannon (cyclic
rate of about 4 rpm), the B25H had a gunner/loader whose job was to feed
the rounds into the modified 75mm pack howitzer.

Note that the B-17 and B-25 are four-engine aircraft whilst the B-25 is
a twin engine aeroplane.

HTH,

Dave