Word: bombers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...London, CBS Correspondent Bill Shadell found a U.S. fighter pilot with an odd story of war in the air, and the strange, anonymous comradeship between bomber men and their "little friends," the fighter escorts. Captain James B. Chancy, of Briggsdale, Ohio, told the tale...
...Last Wednesday I was just flying all over Germany, after escorting bombers which had just blasted targets in Berlin, when I noticed a Flying Fort break away from its formation. The left engines were dead. Then I heard the bomber call me in: 'Little Friend, Little Friend, I got two engines on fire. Can you see me, Little Friend?' As I was coming down to them, I said I'm crossing right over you. Let's go home...
...seconds later, another chute opened and then the bomber pilot gave us his parting shot: 'Thanks for the escort, fellows; see you after...
...maximum speed at its favorite altitude (high) of "well over 300 m.p.h.," its ceiling is "well over 30,000 feet." Boeing did not give its maximum range or bomb load, said simply that it carries a heavier load farther and faster than any other heavy bomber. Total fire power is still under wraps, but it is known that the B-29 is armed with .50-caliber machine guns, aimed and fired by remote control, and that it packs a 20-mm. cannon...
...this huge and hugely complicated bomber, Boeing did away with a frequent source of pilot's gripe-an overladen instrument panel. The pilot and copilot have before them only the instruments necessary for taking off, flying and landing. The crew of eleven includes a flight engineer who has a big instrument panel of his own, and whose job is to keep track of engine performance. Since long-range flights mean long, fatiguing hours in the air, the ship carries chairs cushioned with sponge rubber and bunks in which unoccupied crew members may rest. The cabin is sound-insulated...