[Milsurplus] True or myth ?

[Bob Camp]

Hi

They copied them to the point that the engines caught fire on the  
early versions.

Not a bad move on their part. The B-29 was by far the finest  
strategic bomber of the war.

(Sure to get something out of the UK on that one ....)

Bob


On Sep 18, 2007, at 8:12 PM, J Forster wrote:

> Does anyone know if this is true or false:
>
>
> Subject:         FW: [TekScopArc] Re: Need schematic for Tek TDS 754D
>    Date:         Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:54:24 -0000
>    From:         "jvanderwall1941" <jvanderwall1941 at yahoo.com>
>
> Reminds me of the tale of the B29s interned by the USSR during WWII.
> The crews were repatriated but the planes were not, as Stalin had
> decided to copy them nut for nut. He put Beria in charge, and Beria
> wanted to keep his position so his subordinates copied it right down
> to a patch on the fuselage which had been repaired on the example they
> copied. No kidding, supposedly true.
>
> Regards,
> Jonathan
>
> Thanks,
> -John
>
>
>
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