Profile Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Did you mean "Neptune"? As this is a Privateer Did you mean "Neptune"? As this is a Privateer Navy version of the B-24 with only one rudder. There are some being used today as fire fighters. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Navy version of the B-24 with only one rudder. There are some being used today as fire fighters. Actually, they have all been retired from active fire fighting service and are now in the warbird world. Hawkins and Powers closed a while ago and the birds where sold off. Only one remains flyable. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 American users of the Harrier removed the British stops on forward motion of the engine thrusters! When pursued, jink up and reverse, then drop behind the persuer and grease him! 2 Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Actually, they have all been retired from active fire fighting service and are now in the warbird world. Hawkins and Powers closed a while ago and the birds where sold off. Only one remains flyable. And I thought the B-24 is fugly..... Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 And I thought the B-24 is fugly..... The joke was that the B-24 was really the crate they used to ship over the B-17's 1 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 My dad flew in B-24's in WWII. He liked the B-24 over the B-17 because it was faster, and could fly at a higher altitude. After dropping bombs, it was GTFO, and the longer over enemy land, the more you got shot at. 2 Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 This is such a great pic! 1 Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 My dad flew in B-24's in WWII. He liked the B-24 over the B-17 because it was faster, and could fly at a higher altitude. After dropping bombs, it was GTFO, and the longer over enemy land, the more you got shot at. the B-24 was only 16 MPH faster than the B-17.The difference was even less when you factored in altitude & loaded/un-loaded. WHen it came to bugging out-they were neck & neck.THe B-24 did have a greater payload and longer range(Read up on Ploesti).The B-17 actually had a higher ceiling but the point is moot account ALL the planes flew one altitude on a mission. And flak & the fighters could reach higher altitudes regardless. The B-17 had a better "survival rate" and when the war was over and they "ran the numbers",the B-17 had a better "mission availability rating" due to it's more reliable design. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 German reconscructed B17 designed to reconnect with the survivors formation and gun them sofrn from within the return flight formation! 1 Quote Link to comment
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