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To: meandog
"You'd find some argument with the B-24 crowd."

B24's could fly faster, higher and further with a greater bomb load than the B17's and dropped more bomb tonnage on the Germans. The Flying Fortress's name and a couple of movies grabbed most of the glory and fame.

67 posted on 01/13/2006 9:14:20 AM PST by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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To: Buffalo Head
If we are going to argue B-XX planes, my favorite was the B-25. Any bomber you can push off an aircraft carrier and bomb Tokyo has my vote.

The coolest plane ever invented, hands down is the X-29.


115 posted on 01/13/2006 12:05:52 PM PST by xusafflyer (Mexifornian by birth, Hoosier by choice.)
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