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Offline Ack-Ack

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Re: Strafing B-26??
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2011, 08:21:54 PM »
The interesting thing I see (that i never knew) was that the B-26 could be armed with a torpedo.

Early B-26 crews were trained in dropping torpedos, though only 2 instances of USAAF B-26s using torpedos in the war.  One on Midway and in the Aleutians on the same day.

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Re: Strafing B-26??
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2011, 10:52:09 PM »
this one or like it.  :salute
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Re: Strafing B-26??
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2011, 11:26:55 PM »
Best B-26 Strafing story I am aware of. No blister packs on there 26's though.

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Early B-26 crews were trained in dropping torpedos, though only 2 instances of USAAF B-26s using torpedos in the war.  One on Midway and in the Aleutians on the same day.

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Re: Strafing B-26??
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2011, 11:42:28 PM »
The interesting thing I see (that i never knew) was that the B-26 could be armed with a torpedo.
The RAF 14 squadron used them as well & had some success with them. Not enough to keep using them though as losses were to high.









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Re: Strafing B-26??
« Reply #19 on: April 23, 2011, 01:05:17 PM »
 In game I find that I enjoy the showing other pilots that a bomber can HO as well as their silly little fighter can. Just the other day I had a 152 HO me, he missed my entire flight (guessing he was surprised when I started hosing him down lol)  but he developed a leak  and when he came back for more from my 6 he ended up with more leaks, caught fire and was missing a wing last I saw  :D     I love my 26's  :rock
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