Or did the Consolidated B-24 Liberators have to maintain the same speed as the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during mixed operations, so that the -24s were actually at a disadvantage when it came to anti-aircraft fire due to their lower altitude? The Boeing B-29 would of course have had a clear advantage in both criteria
Aided by the downfall of its main proponent, General Wever (who promoted the idea of building a "Ural bomber"), German production focused on medium bombers such as the Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 88, and Dornier Do 17 and later Do 217. In Göring's words, "The Führer doesn't ask me how big my bombers are,…
Hello, I've been wondering lately what the advantages and disadvantages were of the P63 Kingcobra, given that it had its engine behind the cockpit (as shown in the picture). In return, I'd also like to know why the design with the engine in the nose was more common and what advantages it had. Thank you…
I simply can't find anything about it online! Truly fascinating… I've found several cases of various calibers from World War II. And two of them simply crumbled in my pocket. They're literally crumbling. And they're not completely corroded! Just superficially corroded. What's causing this? Did they use a poor alloy for a while or something?…
It was hardly conceivable that the Americans would simply keep quiet after the attack on Pearl Harbour, even if the attackers had succeeded in blockading the port of Pearl Harbour?
Except for the US atomic bomb, which of course plays in a league of its own 🙂
I can't imagine that the gun cameras in the wing roots of the fighter planes had microphones to record a sound track
This is of course purely speculative. It is repeatedly claimed that Hitler's efforts to convert the Me 262 into a Blitz bomber delayed the appearance of the Me 262 as a fighter. As far as I know, this is nonsense, because regardless of the Junkers Jumo engines 004 were simply not available earlier, and certainly…
I read that Baby Hitler almost drowned but was saved. I wanted to ask if that's true or a legend. (Giving a presentation/for school purposes) If it's true, can anyone provide a source for this? Thanks in advance!! Kind regards