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B24 vs B17 Production

Lots of pro's and cons. The B-24 carried more and flew considerably faster and further than a B-17. The B-17 was an easier aircraft to fly with its fat old fashioned Clark wing and much more room for the crew (except tail gunner where B-24 won out). The B-24 with its high-speed laminar-flow wing, like the P-51 Mustang, was often constrained in Europe by having to slow down to B-17 speed to enable mass formation operations. The B-24 found its role in the Pacific and SE Asia where its long range and ability to fly more safely at lower more comfortable levels produced first class results. Opinion still rages and after 80 years none of the opinion makers has ever flown a B-17 or B-24 and many of them have never seen one in the flesh