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Here is another example of the aft end of the external fuel tank on a A-4: https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/douglas-a-4-skyhawk-walk/#bwg2174/153395 Jari

Here is a A-4N: https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/douglas-a-4-skyhawk-walk/#bwg2107/150332 Jari

I read in a Skyraider book the pilot of a family model AD during a pre-flight briefing told his crew, who sat in the back in the fuselage compartment, when they see him go by the window, that was their signal to bailout. Jari

The tail gunner's entry hatch is on the right, in the middle is the drag chute hatch and the one on the left is for gun loading: i remember reading about an incident on a long range flight, Chrome Dome?, the crew couldn't contact the tail gunner so one member got a portable oxygen bottle, crawled all the way to the tail gunner's position to check on him. He found him safe and sound but the intercomm was u/s so the two of them made their way back up front. It must have been an interesting trip crawling the length of a B-52 while airborne. Jari

An early tail gun position of a B-52 minus the gun package, when it was time to bail out the whole turret package was jettisoned and the gunner just stepped out: Jari

When it's time to move it: Jari

Here are a couple of examples: https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/56266_1163149280.jpg Jari

Probably access to engine areas: Jari

Here is a rear view, the fins on the tanks would be level if the pylons were hanging straight down: Jari

I think the weight of the missile is probably less as the standard ship launched missile has the Mk 72 booster which the air launched one doesn't have. A quick search gives this info for the Mk 72: Mk 72 CSD solid rocket engine. SM-2-IV first stage. AKA: SM-2-IV-1. Status: Active. Gross mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Unfuelled mass: 243 kg (535 lb). Height: 1.70 m (5.50 ft). Diameter: 0.53 m (1.73 ft). Jari

Here is one about to go for a flight: Jari

Not your average Wild Weasel load, naplam and Shrike: Jari

Not the best images but: most likely there would be a cover at the end of the nozzle cone as they wouldn't want the rocket motor propellant exposed to the elements. It may be clear as the rocket motor for the AIR-2A had a clear cover so we could check to see if the propellant was still okay. Note the missile in the last photo at the left you see it looks shiny in the middle. Jari

Here is one that was shot down and being recovered: https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/british-forces/49402/shot-down-during-the-"night-of-taranto" Jari

Here is a close up wedge: probably the location for a warning sensor. Jari

How it happened: https://www.twz.com/air/ea-18g-growler-killed-a-houthi-mi-24-hind-with-an-agm-88e-anti-radiation-missile Jari

Here is another item: plus a look at the aft canopy: Jari

Photos of the last moments: Jari

Hi Jeroen I went thru several manuals and didn't find any definate location of the spent rounds box, but here are a couple of images, first one shows with the ammo magazines instead of belts: the only photo showing the aft guns: No views of the bottom of the chute area with the box. Jari

Here are the instructions for both: https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/6/7/5/146675-37-instructions.pdf https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/1/8/2/103182-86-instructions.pdf Jari

I don't think there would be any reason to black out the nose windows, most other night bombers had clear noses not just for the bomb sight but to keep a look out for other aircraft, looking at the terrain below for landmarks to get where they were going, etc. Here are some Mosquitos getting Cookies: https://www.aviacaoemfloripa.com.br/2011/02/mosquitos-e-as-bombas-de-4000-libras.html?showComment=1443102371325#c6279365585236345348 Jari

Looks like this Recce Voodoo pilot gives his approval: another one checking a camera: Jari

Here is a AD-4 with the AERO pylons on the wings, although the stub pylon is still the smaller one: The caption: Ordnancemen fixing bombs on the racks of a U.S. Navy Douglas AD-4 Skyraider during the Korean War on 25 November 1952. The aircraft belonged to attack squadron VA-75 Sunday Punchers of Carrier Air Group Seven (CVG-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), which was deployed to Korea from 20 May 1952 to 8 January 1953. Jari

Part Two: three yellow rings for Tritonal, one for TNT: Jari

Here are some Korean war bomb examples: Jari