Recent content by B-24 Driver

I don't want to be a list spammer - I don't know how much in this area is allowed, but here goes nothing. My new book, CLOUDS ARE ALWAYS WHITE ON TOP, Subtitled: Flying The Box The B-17 Flying Fortress Came In, ISBN #)-952-2603-36, based on WW2 experiences, will be released July 19, 2006...

I saw more 109s than Spits. Mostly front views. With those nasty lights blinking at us, first from the hub and then as they got closer from the wings. Never understood the Brits fixation on the 30 cal guns.

Hi; Been a while. But from where I sat I would still rather see a flight of mustangs, or failing that a gaggle of Jugs. The P-38 never were able to go all the way with us. They would get jumped and drop their belly tanks somewhere around the coast. My least favorite to see from the...

Bell was a day late and a dollar short throughout WW2. They came out with the P39 Air Cobra that couldn't keep up with the bombers let alone shoot one down. The pilots didn't like the idea of the prop shaft between their legs either. The 37mm in the nose was a good idea, just couldn't catch...

Yes... 448th BGVH, 8th AAF, out of Seething, England. See you are from Colorado - Was in and out of both fields at Denver. A fun liberty town.

Nice to see that some recognized the B--24. Most couldn't see past the B-17. Those guys called us the box the B-17 came in. But we were faster, flew farther, and hauled more. Also there were over 18,000 24s and only 12,000 17s. A well known air writer who had flown something like 175 planes...