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Re:The Cannons on the B-29 Bomber by RockyMcNuts on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @11:07AM (#10663752)
The engines initially had a habit of catching fire and burning the wings off. http://www.fighter-planes.com/info/b29.htm (search for magnesium)
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Re:The Cannons on the B-29 Bomber by dceddia on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @04:43PM (#10666059)
Nearly as bad as if the front fell off! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM)
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