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To: ought-six

Let me guess. He preferred the B 17. My uncle was navigator on a B 24.


34 posted on 04/18/2023 7:42:39 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: alternatives?

“Let me guess. He preferred the B 17. My uncle was navigator on a B 24.”

Actually, he preferred the B-24, as he said it was a better aircraft. The Davis wing allowed for greater speed, a heavier bombload, and more maneuverability; but that did require greater skill flying it. I guess my Dad had that skill, because he liked to fly the B-24. He liked the B-17, but preferred the B-24.


48 posted on 04/19/2023 8:46:00 AM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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