tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2944785838722907827..comments2024-03-28T09:43:20.058-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A compelling story from aviation historyPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55668995128678122012014-05-28T21:50:32.388-05:002014-05-28T21:50:32.388-05:00I understand that the TU-4 even had holes to mount...I understand that the TU-4 even had holes to mount equipment that was removed from the B-29s as superfluous to the requirements of firebombing Japan at night from low altitude.<br />I hope the copied the god-awful R-3350 engine. The engine fire losses were terrific in the B-29; I can only with the same on the soviets.<br /><br />Russ IIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43549931235994808442014-05-27T13:45:28.914-05:002014-05-27T13:45:28.914-05:00Wow. I had no idea. Hopefully I sent some traffic ...Wow. I had no idea. Hopefully I sent some traffic your way Peter. I was sore pressed for material today. So I told my folks, "Go look for yourselves, it's NOT a B-29."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29382456774742303982014-05-27T09:32:56.798-05:002014-05-27T09:32:56.798-05:00The Weak Signals RC club in Toledo Ohio does a tra...The Weak Signals RC club in Toledo Ohio does a trade show every year, and my wife's uncle took me one year. There was a guy with what looked like a B-29 with electric motors (this was prior to 2000, when electrics were first starting to come on strong). We started chatting, and I said something about it being a great B-29. He smiled and said no, it was a Tu-4. So he had a scale model of a Soviet plane that was modeled on an American plane. Agnothiesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608245726492815186noreply@blogger.com