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06-01-2006, 08:14 AM
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#76 | | | Hi jhor, what was the normal operating height for your missions? If that varied at all, did you have a preference for a height that you found the B-17 flew best at? | |
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06-02-2006, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by PipsPriller Hi jhor, what was the normal operating height for your missions? If that varied at all, did you have a preference for a height that you found the B-17 flew best at? | Most of my sorties were flown between 20M and 28M feet. The higher one goes the more difficult it is to fly in tight formation, because of the air density.From the time that you change the throttle setting until you get a reaction, there is a time lapse of 2 or 3 seconds. However the different time lapse between 20 and 28M feet is hardly noticeable, Of course if one leads an element or a sqdn that is not much a problem.
I remember from experience that if a person flew a wing slot in the 3rd element, unless one had a good sqdn leader who made very minor corrections, it made it much easier for the guy in the #8 or #9 position. We had one leader who made greater then minor corrections, when he led, the sqdn was all over the sky. | 
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06-07-2006, 01:46 PM
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#78 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | Jules my question is similiar to your last response to the poster.
# 1 how many missions did you fly over Vienna
# 2 since the city was armed with heavy Flak towers of twin- 128mm AA guns did your B-17 group fly higher than normal here than say Wiener Neustadt or Steyr, Linz etc. during those oeprations ?
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06-08-2006, 09:54 AM
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| I flew 2 missions in Vienna area, Weiner Neustadt. It was abou 25-26M feet, about the same as most others. | |
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06-08-2006, 09:56 AM
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| I flew 2 missions in the Vienna area, Weiner Neustadt. It was about 25-26M feet, about the same as most others. | |
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06-08-2006, 02:00 PM
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#81 | | the old Sage
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Country: | so no changes it appears, a steady level flight over the Austrian capital and elsehwere
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08-01-2006, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Erich so no changes it appears, a steady level flight over the Austrian capital and elsehwere
thanks
Erich | Erich
When there is a maximum effort and many groups are going to the same target complex, there may be a variation of several thousand feet between some groups | |
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09-05-2006, 03:22 PM
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09-05-2006, 07:02 PM
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09-05-2006, 07:03 PM
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09-06-2006, 04:31 AM
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09-06-2006, 04:44 PM
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