B24 or B17

what do you all like better i am a fan both but the B24 had longer range and a hevier payload.

 

I chose the B-17 because my great uncle was a tail gunner.

 

The Liberator, because history will lean towards the Fortress.

 

Can't split them They each had their strengths, which were vital in the Allied programme.

Steve W.

 

It seems unfair to the poor old B-24 ; it's a little like the Spitfire/Hurricane argument.

You just can't deny that the B-17 has a 'look' about it.....

 

both were needed and can be compared to death as witness on armyairforces.com where the vets of both a/c come out and slug it till there is no more..........no-one wins.

they did their job and did it well

 

Different yet equal.

Tail Gunner in a 17 eh ?

 

Did he live trough the war? most tail gunners had a lifespan of 2-4 weeks.

 

Really? I'd love to know where you got those figures, they could be useful to me.

 

LANCASTER!!!!!!!



OJ

 

sorry no bomber command a/c allowed ..........

Mike he was a tail gunner in what period of the war ? from summer of 44 till wars end it may have been the worst manned position on either the 17 or the 24 due to the tail end attacks by the LW

 

I remember reading on the Poelisti (sp?) Oilfield raids and enjoyed the work of the Liberators. Probably gonna give my biased decision to them.

 

dear all,
it also depends on the losses of both a/c,which may make some difference.
i also like the b24,because it saved many ball tuuet gunners from being scraped along a runway,if the hydrolics were shot out.
it helped fill the black gap,in the atlantic,very often overlooked.
as mentioned before,it had more range than the b17,and carried more bombs,which afterall was its job.lee.

 

Yes he did live through, though he died a few years before my birth.

This is what I posted in another thread about him. Post #155
http://www.ww2f.com/weapons-wwii/12300-favourite-aircraft-wwii-7.html#post295012

 

B-24 wins by count of tails

 

That will give the equation:

1 x B-24 = 2 x B-17

Does that include the B-17G with the ventral turret...?

Will the B-24 outgun the B-17G in a confrontation?

regards
RAM

 

Of course, it goes without saying really, the B-24 Liberator far out classed the lowly B-17

 

Both types served as they were meant to and both types ended up in the same place after the war.

 

JCF,

One of the MAJOR thrills of 3 trips to the USA was Davis-Monthan AFB and the PIMA Air and Space Museum. I presume this pic is an early one of that area?


OJ