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From: mruxb!patter@bellcore.bellcore.com
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Subject: Re: Dirigibles & airships
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Date: 25 Jun 91 02:22:04 GMT
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From: mruxb!patter@bellcore.bellcore.com
On the issue of sending B-17 gunships over Germany. Yes, it was tried.
The ship was called the B-17F. According to a book I have by Jablonski,
they did real well on the run *to* Germany, but as soon as the real
bombers unloaded, they ran for home. The gunships couldn't keep up and
they were no match for the defending fighters. The chin turret used on
the G models was first tried on the Fs.