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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Good historic catch. They called the B-24s “Ronsons” because they lit up every time. The B-24 was a great long range naval patrol aircraft and a horrible heavy bomber for AA rich areas because of its serious vulnerability.


29 posted on 07/19/2014 10:14:33 AM PDT by libstripper
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If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going.


31 posted on 07/19/2014 10:39:16 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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