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  1. rfking

    rfking Formula Junior

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    I went to the Bessemer Alabama airport today and visited with some old 8th Air Force historics. Here are some photos - enjoy.
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    Cool pics. Thanks
    My dad was a gunner on a P-?? Ventura
    Friends of mine worked on B-17 for the CAF.
     
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    That's a B-24 not a B-25 right?
     
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    That IS a B-24J. The box that the B-17 came in. The Whistling Outhouse. Flying Bannana Boat. " Oh that B-24, Oh that ground-lovin' whore....."
    The B-25 has two engines, built by North American. The B-24 was built by Consolidated, 4 Pratt & Whitney R1830's. Twenty thousand built.
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    Correct - sorry
     
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    The B-24 could carry a bigger bomb load than the B-17 right?
     
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    Yes, the B-24 could carry a bigger bomb load than the B-17 farther and faster but it couldn't reach an altitude much above 26,000 with a full load. The B-17 could go up to 31 or 32 thousand. It had a service ceiling of 41000 feet.
    Both of them were mechanized refrigerators.
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