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Add to that, the Brits had rear turrets on aircraft that were designed before the B-17, eg Wellington, but the "the bombers will always get through brigade did not think they were necessary on the B-17. The same mentality meant the RAAFs first aircraft orders after Pearl Harbor were Hudsons and...

And B-24s were forced to fly as slow as the B-17s

Agree. DC-1 manual was a real surprise as I thought there was only one of those aircraft built. I downloaded the two riveting manuals as you never know what forgotten tricks such manuals show.

Hangar with mobile variable height benches that you can move to where ever you need them and raise/lower them to the most suitable working level (converted hospital beds).

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Thank you

Your four years was actually 2 years, 3 months, 8 days. The European war started on Sept 1, 39 and the US joined in on December 8th, 41, Australasian, Asian and European time (or 7th North and South American time).

That is bad country for a fire. I spent some time at Liard River Crossing and Ft Nelson. Good people there.

Grizzle, grizzle, grizzle Bitch, bitch, moan. The youth of today complain about everything.

:pilotsalute:

It is on again already in BC. Keep safe all there https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69005913

and all the floods and bushfires that kill lots of people too

I have looked through my manuals and microfilm and can find nothing to confirm or positively reject the idea that later P-38 fuel tanks were pressurised From the microfilm blueprints 300 gal tank P/N 194645 is definitely not pressurised and is shown as fitted to F and G model aircraft. It is...

Dave Allen strikes again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh6R_pbAqjc