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Did the remote mechanical controls on the B29's defensive armament work well?

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28th July 2022, 02:09

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Re: Did the remote mechanical controls on the B29's defensive armament work well?

Here is a write-up of how the system was supposed to work:

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/e...control-system

There were a lot of problems with the system, e.g. quality control problems. This next article gets into some of those, including problems with the B-29 itself, engines, etc.

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/here...rmany-in-1943/

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