Twitch
Staff Sergeant
I know a B-26 pilot whose crew destroyed a Mavis in bomber to bomber combat.
Bomber v Bomber
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Wildcat
Major
Great info Leonard!
Glider
Captain
Its interesting to note that a number of RAF B24's had the twin 50 in the rear replaced by quad 3.3 in a Bolton Paul turret. Does anyone have any idea as to why this was done?
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Major General
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at the time we were shitting out .303 ammo, but .50cal guns and ammo were like gold dust throughout the british empire, mostly because we didn't really like the .50cal 
Twitch
Staff Sergeant
A Yank Spitfire pilot I know used to tell me about how the .303s humorously bounced harmlessly off of FW 190 plating.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Twitch said:
If it was an Fw 190 F8 or A8 I think tht would be the case with most allied MG rounds....
Twitch
Staff Sergeant
No that was well before the A8. API fifty cal didn't bounce off.
I hardly think the .303 harmlessly bounced off the Fw-190, unless it was the well armoured types. Spitfire Vs and IXs in the early days of Fw-190 introduction were getting kills against them ... albeit the Spitfire V had to rely a lot on luck ...except the H.F V at low level ...
