Douglas A-1 Skyraider toilet bomb - photo

[Altair]

Douglas A-1 Skyraider toilet bomb.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...t_fullsize.jpg


More:

https://www.wearethemighty.com/artic...with-a-toilet/


Previously:

NASA Lunar Loo toilet design challenge - image
How toilet bowls are made - GIF
Toilet jack - photo
Space shuttle toilet - photo
Automatic toilet seat cleaner - GIF

[Toolmaker51]

These single engine Skyraiders had greater ordnance payloads then 4 engine B-17's and B-24's...do water closets classify as unconventional weapons?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider

[mlochala]

There's an interesting story behind the "toilet bomb".

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/ins...ilet-bomb.html

[Toolmaker51]

There's an interesting story behind the "toilet bomb".

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/ins...ilet-bomb.html

The lead article is really good; the follow-on regarding May 1939 and MS St. Louis of Hamburg even better, off topic but ultimately topical.

[Saltfever]

I believe it was also the last plane to be flown by enlisted men. I remember seeing a few flying sergeants in the AD squadron. I was in an A-4 (Skyhawk) squadron and all jet pilots were officers.