User:B29er

This is in reference to changes on B29s ordered by General Lemay. We arrived on Tinian in early May, 1945. Shortly after arrival our ground crew told us that all armor plate except that protecting the pilot and co-pilot would be removed to save weight. Our second mission was a night-time incendiary one on which we bombed from low altitude, 5000 to 10,000 feet, so that we could carry more bombs instead of the fuel needed to reach high altitudes, rather than the day time, high altitude, HE raids nearly exclusive before then. These are the only changes I can remember. Our guns were not removed, our 4 gunners were never left behind, and it seems improbable that no ammo was carried if we continued to keep gunners on board. Most missions continued to be night attacks where we never saw Japanese fighters, but daylight attacks were part of the mix, so it would not have been practical to remove and re-install 4 gun turrets. B29er (talk) 21:44, 14 April 2012 (UTC) B29er (talk) 04:39, 26 March 2012 (UTC)