Glider
Captain
Poor sods. Willing to bet the penny pinchers got anyway without punishment
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Glider said:Concord's did a number of barrel roles. They wanted to do it at an air display, Farnborough?) but were banned because they didn't want to worry potential passengers. So I don't see why a C130 couldn't do it. If done well the G forces are very low.
pbfoot said:just about any a/c could loop or barrel roll they are not hi g maneuvers 2-3 gs however neither maneuver would be of any advantage in escaping a fighter in fact they would be more vulnerable i would assume because of loss of maneuvering speed is there any info on idling 2-3 engines and use of rudder which would be a fine task for co pilot to assist in
no this particular meeting the 88 was about 100 metres at tbe 4 0 clock he just never saw the halifax the same gent said he lost about 4ft of his starboard wing to an 88 with the schrage on another occasion I'll try my best to talk againErich said:pbfoot you bring up an interesting point the Ju 88 flying behind the RAF heavy and not firing. this is quite feasible that the pilot and crew wre on theri first mission as it has been admitted to me on several occassions. you can bet the Ju 88G saw the Lanc and was probably watching.
the tail gunner and you have proven it with the crewmans words was the all important EYE.
thank you for the short summary, maybe we can get you to go back for a further interview possibly ?? would loe to hear more from this gent and even the B-24 guy if this is possible ?
pbfoot said:i was fortunate enough to talk to 2 pilots today 1 flew b24 in CBI the other a 2 tour halifax guy and the guy in the Halifax says the most important crew member was a good tail gunner who would be able to direct him where to go and a good tail gunner at night was one that didn't fire his weapons unless he was under attack the reason being was not to draw attention to the A/C he recalled flying in formation with a ju88 for about 5 minutes the 88 did not see him and he did not want to do anything fancy that might attract the 88's attention including firing any weapons. His favourite tactic was to drop everything from gear to flaps cut power and hope the guy overshot
Jabberwocky said:Just an idle wonder: if the B-24 and the Lancaster were to switch production facilities, would we have seen 18,000 Lancasters produced, or one made every hour, given a similar level of manpower and supply?