ok, can anyone put this oft heard rumour to bed.
during the 8TH airforce war apparently there was much "friendly" banter between B17 and B24 crews as to which was the better aircraft.
on a B17 training flight, a lone B24 dives out of cloud cover with 2 engines feathered and pulls ahead of the formation, fooling the fortress crews into believing a liberator is faster on TWO engines!!
any truth??