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Old 28th May 2005, 11:42
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Small B17 bomb bay and bomb load

Although the B17 is classed as a heavy bomber it only carried a small bomb load when compared with the City destroying capabilities of the RAF bomber command Lancaster and Halifax.

Both these types carried a bomb load the B17 could only dream about, on looking at Duxfords Sally B against the Lancaster is is appart that the bomb bay on the B17 is very small compared the the Lancasters massive bay

The Lancaster did in some varients carry the 24,000 pound Grand Slam.

What was the biggest bomb a B17 could carry and was it incapable of carrying heavier bomb loads or was it simply the small bomb bay that restricted the weight of the load it could carry.

Shouldn't it have been classed as a medium bomber?
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