"Kev" wrote in message
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On May 14, 7:43 pm, Bob Noel
wrote:
Didn't the B-25 guys bombing Japan fly low too?

I think they were actually afraid of hitting fishing boats if they
went that low.

The most famous ground effect demo has to be that of the Hughes'
Spruce Goose "takeoff" in harbor.

Least famous, but more important, were the use of ground effect by
some of the US Navy NC flying boats to make the first transatlantic
crossing in 1919 by airplane.

Cheers, Kev

I believe the mission was designed to go in low to avoid being seen by
defending fighters. Also, the bomb runs were briefed low to insure specific
target destruction. This led to the low altitude decision that afforded the
both of these two worlds.
Dudley Henriques