Republic-Ford JB-2

[Pat Pattle]

Well I've never heard of this. A USA reverse engineered V1. It would be easy to convert the CFS3 model as they're visually about identical.

https://travelforaircraft.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/jb-2-loon-write/

 

[dewoitine]

After 1943, Ford came to his senses.
A Luftwaffe Ford V3000 truck, Italy, 1943

Ford V 3000 S

 

[rbp71854]

Very interesting. An unknown known to me.

 

[FOO FIGHTER]

Right you are Clive! These "Loons", as they were called, were actually deployed to the KTO by the USAF. They were to be dropped by B-29's. IIRC, one or two were actually used on a bridge or other such large target.

I thought of the stock V-1 conversion years ago but was unable to secure an appropriate pylon(s) for the Firepower B-29. I even created a custom sound file taken from the Planes of Fame Argus motor video. I didn't upload them as they would not be very useful as flyable aircraft or have a platform to launch from as weapons.

This is one of Dancat's V-1's in a Loon livery. The skins from those days are a bit dated now.

 

[Pat Pattle]

Right you are Clive! These "Loons", as they were called, were actually deployed to the KTO by the USAF. They were to be dropped by B-29's. IIRC, one or two were actually used on a bridge or other such large target.

I thought of the stock V-1 conversion years ago but was unable to secure an appropriate pylon(s) for the Firepower B-29. I even created a custom sound file taken from the Planes of Fame Argus motor video. I didn't upload them as they would not be very useful as flyable aircraft or have a platform to launch from as weapons.

This is one of Dancat's V-1's in a Loon livery. The skins from those days are a bit dated now.

How very cool! I'm sure that a pylon could be made Barry, it's the targeting that would be the issue. Unless it was just for eye candy?

I found more info here. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Republic-Ford_JB-2