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B-29 Remote Control Turret System

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Another entry from the Bombardiers’ Information File, War Department, March 1945: B-29 REMOTE CONTROL TURRET SYSTEM The 4 turrets and tail mount of the B-29 all operate by remote control. The gunners sit at sighting stations inside the fuselage and … Continue reading →

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Bombardier Chin and Nose Turrets

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Bombardiers’ Information File, War Department, March 1945: The bombardier is concerned primarily with those gun turrets he is most likely to operate. He is almost always responsible for control of the nose turrets in heavy and very heavy aircraft. … Continue reading →

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Abandoning the B-17: Bail Out & Crash Landing

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From the Pilot’s Manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: ABANDONING AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT. a. ESCAPE DOORS AND HATCHES. – All doors and hatches are quickly releasable. The side gunner’s windows slide forward to open. Bomb doors may be opened by … Continue reading →

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Ditching a B-17 Flying Fortress at Sea

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Emergency procedures for a forced landing at sea from the Pilot’s Manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: FORCED DESCENT AT SEA 1. As complete evacuation of the airplane should not take over 30 seconds, preflight practice drills should be participated … Continue reading →

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Don’t Do Loops in a B-17

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Don’t roll or loop your B-17 bomber. Important pilot restrictions for the B-17 Flying Fortress from the Pilot’s Manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress:   DON’T lower flaps at speeds in excess of 147 mph! DON’T dive in excess of … Continue reading →

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B-24D Liberator “Sherazade”

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Pilot and crew in front of the B-24 Liberator “Sherazade” of the 425th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, Fourteenth Air Force in China in WWII. The bomber markings list ten missions with three Japanese fighters shot down and one boat … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Air Force in Italy

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of Twelfth Air Force in Italy from Medium Bomber Operations, 1 January – 28 August 1944, Headquarters Twelfth Air Force, February 1945.

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Eighth Air Force: Stars over the Reich

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  In January 1945, Army Talks published a special edition “Stars over the Reich” for the men of the Eighth Air Force. With a forward by commander Lt. General James H. Doolittle, the special edition told the story of the … Continue reading →

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