Roof Bomb B18

It took two attempts but the bomb finally exploded with a cataclysmic roar.

Roof bomb b18.

Historical snapshot the twin engine b 18 bolo was the first douglas medium bomber. Description discussions 0 comments 52 change notes. In april amanda tobler took a risk. Hitorikirino sep 29 2017 3 03pm.

Update for b18 please. The bomb bay doors were found along the aircraft s belly aft of the cockpit floor. 52 comments big stinky apr 18 4 18pm doesnt work. Douglas b 18 bolo medium bomber of the us army air corps and royal canadian air force in the late 30s and early 40s.

It was also supplied for delivery by uk based royal air force valiant and canberra. It was a combat version of the dc 2 commercial transport absorbed punishment well and was especially useful during the early days of world war ii. The douglas b 18 bolo is an american medium bomber which served with the united states army air corps and the royal canadian air force as the digby during the late 1930s and early 1940s the bolo was built by the douglas aircraft company based on its dc 2 and was developed to replace the martin b 10. In addition to destroying the bomb another priority assignment was to find the top secret norden bombsight that had been onboard the plane and to retrieve any parts of it that.

Design was based on civilian passenger aircraft douglas dc 2 in 1940 the b 18 were the main bombers in the usaac. The b28 originally mark 28 was a thermonuclear bomb carried by u s. In 1942 they have been withdrawn from the front line where they were replaced by b 17 flying fortress. She switched on her newly installed tesla solar roof on her house san jose california making her one of the first to take a step to realizing elon musk s.

By 1940 it was considered to be underpowered to have inadequate defensive armament and. Once the bomb was fully exposed dynamite was packed around it and the charge was set off. Although totally obsolescent by the end of 1941 it was numerically the most important long range bomber in service with the usaac at the time of america s. Tactical fighter bombers attack aircraft and bomber aircraft from 1962 to 1972 under the nato nuclear weapons sharing program american b28s also equipped six europe based canadian cf 104 squadrons known as the rcaf nuclear strike force.

Two piece doors were used to keep ordnance in check as well as complete the aerodynamic form of the b 18.