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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

26th Apr 2020, 08:14

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Differences between American and British heavy bombers

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Posted By longer ron

I alluded to this in an earlier post,there were...

I alluded to this in an earlier post,there were not that many Norden Bomb Sights available anyway - they were expensive and difficult to manufacture,so Formation Leads/Deputy Leads had Norden Sights...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Apr 2020, 09:22

Replies: 26

Differences between American and British heavy bombers

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Posted By longer ron

The actual 'flying panel' with the 6 important...

The actual 'flying panel' with the 6 important instruments was extremely good,but the rest of the cockpit layout could be an ergonomic nightmare,I definitely agree that generally our engine controls...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Apr 2020, 08:04

Replies: 26

Differences between American and British heavy bombers

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Posted By longer ron

Another significant difference between British...

Another significant difference between British and American Bombers was that the Single Pilot in a British Bomber was quite often a 19 year old Sergeant Pilot,indeed the whole crew was often Sgt...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Apr 2020, 07:35

Replies: 26

Differences between American and British heavy bombers

Views: 9,008

Posted By longer ron

During WW2 it was the norm on british 4 engine...

During WW2 it was the norm on british 4 engine bombers to have just One Pilot,the Bomb Aimer or Flight Engineer might have been capable of flying the Aircraft in an emergency or to let the pilot...

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