bombers

How many men comprised the ground crew of a European theater USAAF fighter? I refer to the men who were assigned to just one plane: P-51 or P-47. Was it just three enlisted men per A/C? Bombers must have had more -say five EM. Also, did the flight engineer on bombers work with the ground crew...

B-17 wing leading edges have six ports or intakes on each wing. I would guess that three are for each engine. What are the functions of each? Where do they vent? With those big scoops the air has to exit somewheres. I recall that the four slot-like vents on the upper surface of the wings...

Package guns were the .50s on the fuselage side of B-25s and B-26s. I know that B-25s in the Pacific used them on strafing runs but what about the B-26s over Europe? Were they used at all? I would think that the weight saved by removing them would help. On those medium-altitude missions they...

I have built models of He111s, Ju88s and Dorniers (17 and 217). I know that the He111 bombs hung by their nose and fell through spring-loaded individual doors but I cant find any info on the bomb bays of Ju88s or Dorniers. Cutaway views of the two types do not show that feature and models of...

USSR Dive Bombers

USSR heavy bombers

USSR heavy bombers

USSR heavy bombers

USSR Dive Bombers

USSR Dive Bombers

USSR Dive Bombers