Australian Aircraft - The Woomera Bomber of WWII

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[SIZE=+2]The Woomera Bomber of WWII

Australian Aircraft - The Woomera Bomber of WWII

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I wonder what would have happened if the aircraft had entered to RAAF service? Would it have made a significant difference over the rest? How would the remote aiming system stand up in a combat situation?

 

It does seem to be a mixed bag. Some innovative design feature but I get the feeling that the barbettes would have been a white elephant, like the Defiant.

It was also a bit confused in that it was designed to be a recon bomber, for which it didn't have the speed but it's capabilities as a torpedo bomber seem promising.

CAC were very unfortunate that they spent so much time on such designs only to lose out to US land-lease aircraft which were more readily available.

 

Some clearer pictures - the barbette does seem rather limited in it's arc of fire.

 

The Australians did design some interesting aircraft (finally found the link in my bookmarks!):

Aircraft Designed in Australia

 

First time I've seen pics of the Woomera on the ground. Thanks guys.