soc.history.war.world-war-ii

in article 47BDC253.8060105@hotmail.com, Tiger at Lana_sands@hotmail.com
wrote on 2/21/08 10:30 AM:

>> Sure the B-26 had a 10MPH faster top speed but does that really make any
>> difference in a bomber?

> When a Zero is on your tail, every litle bit helps.

Your logic is impeccable. However, since the B-26 was withdrawn from the
Pacific theater after 1942, they were unlikely to meet up with many Zeros.

That said, the B-26 seems to have had other advantages. It suffered the
fewest crewmen lost on a percentage basis during the war of any American
bomber and had a very good record for accurate bombing. So it must have had
something going for it.

Michael