To: BIGLOOK
A tribute to the skill of the aircrew and the ability of the B-17 to soak up punishment...
35 posted on
01/30/2011 6:34:49 PM PST by
HiJinx
(What new decade?)
To: HiJinx
True but that B-17 was armed to the teeth. Scored two kills early on and made the rest have second thoughts.
That the attack went on for 45 minutes floored me. When I was flying, an attack lasted much less time, a minute or two.....but we were early warning and could see it coming several minutes ahead. Thank the Lord and the Navy/Marines for BARCAP and MIGCAP.....and redundant systems, if you get my drift.
The only weapons we had were some .45s, a couple .38s and an old Iver Johnson .32 caliber revolver, none of which has ever been tested in combat against a FISHBED F.
40 posted on
01/30/2011 7:43:20 PM PST by
BIGLOOK
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