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To: Rebelbase
Trying to reconcile how bombers from Australia go 4000 miles round trip to bomb the Philippines and Doolittle’s raiders run out of gas having to launch 600 miles from Japan.

B-17's vs. B-25's?

9 posted on 04/16/2012 4:56:10 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson; Rebelbase
B-17's vs. B-25's?

That and the Doolittle crews may not have done any special training on fuel conservation.

11 posted on 04/16/2012 7:59:10 AM PDT by fso301
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