SWIM CALL for a Coronado Crew
Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:12 pm
If youre gonna do it,.....then do it right. 
Caption:Coast Guard personnel pictured during operations to recover a PB2Y Coronado that lost a wingtip float on October 29,1943.
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Caption:Coast Guard personnel pictured during operations to recover a PB2Y Coronado that lost a wingtip float on October 29,1943.
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Re: SWIM CALL for a Coronado Crew
Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:29 am
Are the slats between #1 and #2 engine for depth charges, etc?
Re: SWIM CALL for a Coronado Crew
Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:38 am
Lynn Allen wrote:Are the slats between #1 and #2 engine for depth charges, etc?
Bomb bay doors. The B-24 style items are often regarded as a problem in flying boats.
More seriously, there are a couple of designs (Martin Mariner, for one) that use the engine nacelle aft fairings (where undercarriage or gear would normally be) for the weapons bay.
Regards,