Subject: Night bombers interception in Western Europe in 1944
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 7/16/2004 5:03 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Night bombers interception in Western Europe in 1944


We offered to give the Brits B-17's each with a big fat belly turret.They
wouldn't take them. Big mistake.

The RAF operated at least one squadron of B-17's and a number of B-24's
Bomber command were NOT impressed by the type and operated them
mainly as EW aircraft jamming German communications

Keith


They were getting the **** shot out of them every night as they flew planes
with no belly turrets. And hey used the planes with belly turrrets, B-17's and
B-24's for electronic jammimg? Brilliant. Just brilliant.



Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
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