I thought the B-24 had longer range than the B-17, so it was useful for

the longer missions in the Pacific. Both the B-17 and B-24 were in the Pacific. Some B-17s were part of the US forces at Midway (they attacked the Japanese carriers, but weren't effective).

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Posted: 01/09/2018 at 9:10PM

Aviation buffs meet Gear Heads.........I honestly did not know this........ -- F4EHokie 01/09/2018 5:14PM

Interesting they referred to them as "ships" - wonder when "planes" became -- HokieMacDaddy 01/10/2018 10:06AM

Very cool! Emailed to Crazy Guy. ** -- TechMomof2 01/09/2018 10:44PM

Did all B24s go to Europe? -- EDGEMAN 01/09/2018 7:24PM

House Speaker Jim Wright was a B-24 bombardier in the Pacific ** -- 48zip 01/10/2018 11:05AM

Good question....I'm not sure............... -- F4EHokie 01/09/2018 8:27PM

I thought the B-24 had longer range than the B-17, so it was useful for -- Hokie360 01/09/2018 9:10PM

Thanks. That was really cool. 1.25 million parts to that puzzle -- Betabeachbum 01/09/2018 5:27PM

I thought the B-24 had longer range than the B-17, so it was useful for

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