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Old 7th Apr 2017, 18:27
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G'day Brit. You're correct re (1), the carburettor versions were prone to induction fires.

With respect to (2) you are correct depending on the particular aircraft, the B-29 had an engine driven supercharger plus two turbo chargers per engine.
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