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07-21-2008, 05:08 AM
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| What were the other planes that competed with the Boeing 299? This quote is on Wikipedia about the Boeing 299 (later to become the B-17)... Quote:
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07-21-2008, 07:28 AM
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| Douglas B-18 maybe the winner |
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07-21-2008, 08:42 AM
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07-21-2008, 08:57 AM
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| the DB-1 it's the B-18 |
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07-21-2008, 11:04 AM
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| Thanks everyone  , also just came across this on the Air Force Link page about the 299 - Air Force Link - AircraftQuote:
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07-21-2008, 11:44 AM
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| see here Boeing Model 299 Douglas B-18 Bolo martin model 146, http://www.marylandaviationmuseum.org/pdf/146_spec.pdf, is not B12 they are model 139 Martin B-12 Last edited by Vincenzo; 07-21-2008 at 11:58 AM. |
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07-21-2008, 04:12 PM
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| And just to round it off i've had confirmation from Boeing that the competition was the Douglas DB-1 and the Martin 146.
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07-21-2008, 04:19 PM
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| Who the heck speaks for Boeing? 
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07-22-2008, 08:47 AM
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| Well the email came from... Michael Lombardi Corporate Historian, The Boeing Company
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07-22-2008, 09:48 AM
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Is it you who asked the same question at ArmyAirForces.com ?
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07-22-2008, 09:51 AM
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I´d like to speak to him about this http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...ard-13838.html (B-17G with a 20 mm cannon onboard!)
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07-22-2008, 11:16 AM
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