Snautzer01
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- Mar 26, 2007
I would like to read that report
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I would like to read that reportThree attacked a convoy, but scored no hits. The Marauder was downed by an Ar 196. Capt. B. W. Young, SAAF, was the only survivor and became a POW.
The RAF used the British Mk XII 18" aerial torpedo. It was slimmer, but longer than the US Mk. XIII. Had a shorter range, but faster speed. Also, it was much more reliable that the US torpedo
That must have been a lucky encounter (for the German) as the short wing B-26 was a fast aircraft even with the relatively clean topedo (blazingly fast according to the Japanese). Of course it may have caught the B-26 slowing down to drop the torpedo. With two 7.92 mm machine guns and two 20mm cannons, it had the firepower to do the job. Also, training may have been a factor. Attaching a torpedo to an RAF or AAF crewed aircraft without a lot of training would not bode well. Of course, all the training in the world would not help those American torpedoes.Three attacked a convoy, but scored no hits. The Marauder was downed by an Ar 196. Capt. B. W. Young, SAAF, was the only survivor and became a POW.
The RAF used the British Mk XII 18" aerial torpedo. It was slimmer, but longer than the US Mk. XIII. Had a shorter range, but faster speed. Also, it was much more reliable that the US torpedo
#17,221 Holy Crap!
56th Fighter Group P-47, is that Gabby Gabreski at right? Looks like him.