Australian Aircraft - The Woomera Bomber of WWII

Discussion in 'World War 2' started by spidge, Nov 30, 2007.

  1. spidge

    spidge Active Member

  2. morse1001

    morse1001 Guest

    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?
     
  3. Kyt

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    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.
     
  4. Kyt

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

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  6. Antipodean Andy

    Antipodean Andy New Member

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

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