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How many men flew in a B-17 during a routine bomber mission during World War 2?
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∙ 12y ago
The B-17 had a capacity to carry 5,000 pounds of bombs. If the mission was a long one, to a very distant target, less bombs might be carried so more fuel could be put on board. The most commonly used bomb was the 500 lb General Purpose (GP), so on most missions the B-17s would have ten of these in the bomb bay. There was a narrow catwalk through the bomb bay between the two stacks of bombs, five to a side, hung in their shackles. After take-off the bombardier had to go back to the bomb bay and remove the safety pins from the nose fuses of the bombs, so they would arm themselves to explode when dropped.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe B-24 had a crew of between 7 and 11 depending which version. As to how many fit into one, - there are many stories of up to 80 people being carried in Liberators during the evacuation of Java and later when Allied prisoners were evacuated out of Burma and other places where the Japanese had imprisoned them.
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∙ 11y ago6-7 people
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