pinehilljoe
Senior Airman
- 717
- May 1, 2016
A good book on the subject of why two? is Michael Korda's With Wings Like Eagles. He attributes much of the specifications to Air Marshal Dowding himself. Dowding insisted on 8 machine guns in both planes, thinking it would take that many to ensure a kill against a bomber, and bullet proof glass. He quotes Dowding as saying if a Chicago gangster can have bullet proof glass in his car, why can't I have it in my fighters.
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