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Re: PB4Y Down

Posted by Richard Woods on Fri Jul 19, 2002 04:38:54 AM

In reply top Re: PB4Y Down posted by Joe Scheil on Fri Jul 19, 2002 01:36:09 AM

My heart goes out to the families of the crews.

My personal opinion is that they should retire these old warhorses, or send them to Tom Reilly or someone to have them rebuilt.

I know they were designed for low level attacks at with heavy payloads, but you cannot expect them to do it for 50 years continuously. You only have to look at other types that have had the same kind of problem doing this type of thing, eg C-119, B-25.

I was in the process of building tanker 123 as a model, I think I've just found the motivation to complete it.

A Lancaster was converted to carry retardant, I believe it was KB976, but it was uneconomical, and they couldnt get the drop system right.

A very saddened,
Richard

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