Versatile Heavy Bombers

[syscom3]

B29's also did that when the war in the PTO ended.

I also remember reading that after the disasterous typhoons of late 1944 and early 1945, the AAF and USN instituted regular weather recon of the central and western Pacific.

Among the dedicated weather recon aircraft were B24's and PB4Y's.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

B29's also did that when the war in the PTO ended.

I also remember reading that after the disasterous typhoons of late 1944 and early 1945, the AAF and USN instituted regular weather recon of the central and western Pacific.

Among the dedicated weather recon aircraft were B24's and PB4Y's.

They did - B-17s and B-29 were used in the Atlantic and Caribbean...

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Id rather have a dozen .50's and four radial engines.

In a B-24 your not likely to have all of that together at the same time....

 

[syscom3]

Youre right, it was ten .50's and four radial engines.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Na more like 12 .50's and 2 maybe 3 engines, if it did not go up in flames.