comiso's post is exactly what I was getting at; to call the B-17 overrated is in no way belittling it's abilities as a bomber. The B-17 was a great bomber and did it's job well, but the fact is the B-24 and Lancaster are often forgotten and left in the shadow of the B-17 simply because of it's reputation amongst the general public.
To compare this boards beliefs with that of the general public is pointless because on here, I'd like to think that most of people recognise the B-24 and Lancaster, at the very least. The B-17 is seen as the heavy that carried the war to the Germans, but it didn't - if anything the B-24 did, but to simply praise the B-24 would be overrating that too!
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"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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