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Subject: Re: Damaged B-17 Bombers That Miraculously Made It Home - B-17 -15.png (1/1)
From: Mitchell Holman <noemail@verizont.net>
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DAN <dan@no.spam.thanks> wrote in
news:0efind1un6qndrjgp48d5q00tsvmcjq8ra@4ax.com:
> Mitchell Holman wrote:
>
>> It is telling that you don't see any
>>B-24's making it back with anywhere near
>>this much damage. They had their advantages
>>but durability was not one of them.
>
>
> A few did, though.
>
> But it is true that the B-24, like the B-26 Marauder, had wings that
> pushed the limits of technology, and less tolerant to damage.
My dad told me you didn't land the B-26
as much as you just flew it onto the runway...
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