TIA
I'll take the easy one - a twin 50cal chin turret was intro'd on the G Models.
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WmB
Wow, what a brainiac!
instruction sheets are for beginners!
instruction sheets are for beginners!
IIRC the G had staggered waist gun stations while the E and F had them back to back with the gunners banging into each other. I've flown in the G many times and I can see how it could be a problem.
When were the chin whiskers side nose guns with the baffle introduced?
Tom
The 'E' also had a smaller nose dome. No doubt the engines were an earlier Mark but what visual differences that made I don't know.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
The 'F', I believe. Since the Luftwaffe started coming around to the front where the armament was less those were part of an attempt to boost firepower forward.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
Try this excellent web site--it is in German and English. Excellent reference on the B-17 and all its variants.
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