| This fifteen page document contains detailed information regarding engine problems with the B-17E. One general writes notes in the margins to another and asks, "What was ever done about this?" The author of the original letter that started this investigation wrote: "On the flight down here a few of our ships had engine trouble. Out of our squadron of 9 ships, 4 got to Gulfport. One ship crashed - the others were forced down. Seems the engines on the ships were bad. Out of our group of 36 planes, there were around 5 ships with all their engines good (ours is one of the five). There's around 80 engines bad in the bunch (all new engines). The ship that was lost had 3 engines blow up all their oil, then "freeze up." So the whole crew bailed out in the Louisiana Swamps. We flew them back to Salina the night before last for a new ship." Pages: 15 File Size: 3.52 MB Format: PDF - Adobe Acrobat Version 7 (Get Free Adobe Acrobat reader, click here.) Important Note: See purchase confirmation email for password necessary to open this file once you download it. Usage: These items are provided for historical and reference use only. PilotManuals.com, RareAviation.com and Steve Rhode, Inc. assume no liability for any loss or damage resulting from or in any way connected to other use of this information. Not for commercial use or further dissemination. Printing: Once downloaded, this manual may be printed. | Estimated Download Times | | Speed | Minutes | | Dial-Up 28.8 | 18.34 | | Dial-Up 56.6 | 8.19 | | DSL 640K | 0.73 | | T1/Fast Cable | 0.31 |
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