Tankerdude
Airman
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- Dec 31, 2022
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You fly what you got.
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B-17D first flown in February 3, 1941.
If you can you modify the crap out of what you have.
Not everyone flew in combat box formations, not everyone.No one was doing corkscrew manouveres flying in a combat box formation, no one.
And look good doing it.Considering the B-17D could reach 318mph at 25,000 feet (with a service ceiling of 37,000 feet), carry up to 4,800 pounds of bombs internally as well as having a max. ferry range of 3,400 miles, it was no slouch.
Not everyone flew in combat box formations, not everyone.No one was doing corkscrew manouveres flying in a combat box formation, no one.
Nice spreadsheet. Thank you very much!The various 1940's USAAF cost calculations I have access to. Corrections and extensions welcome.
Considering the B-17D could reach 318mph at 25,000 feet (with a service ceiling of 37,000 feet), carry up to 4,800 pounds of bombs internally as well as having a max. ferry range of 3,400 miles, it was no slouch.
22 missions totaling 39 sorties. So, an average of less than two aircraft per mission.The RAF commenced B-17C operations in July 1941. They performed so poorly they were removed from service in September 1941.
In that same month, the Bomber Command was still using Blenheims, Hampdens, Stirlings, Manchesters, Wellingtons and Whitleys in front line service.
For the B-17C to perform worse than this list indicates that this early version was astonishingly bad.
Yeah they should have sent something decent like P-3.....s - oops.22 missions totaling 39 sorties. So, an average of less than two aircraft per mission.
Yeah they should have sent something decent like P-3.....s - oops.