Good book with B-17 radar data

[edwest4]

I'm looking for a book, or failing that, an article that gives stats for airborne radar on the B-17. Ideally, including all upgrades and up to the end of the war additions/modifications. A few photos would be good but I think I've asked for a lot already.

Thanks in advance.



Ed

 

[SOC]

You need to find Volume 1 of the USAF's History of Airborne Armament. Lots of stuff in there on early radar bombing sets. The original set on the B-17 was the APQ-13. Various radar upgrades/modifications through the end of the war are also covered. No good pictures, and the few images in the copy I have are pretty poor B&W reproductions. Not that it matters, there's like five pictures per volume anyway, the real good stuff is in the text.

 

[edwest4]

Thank you very much, that's exactly what I needed.



Ed

 

[SOC]

Let me know if you can't find it. I've got all four volumes as PDF files and am working to get approval to release them around.

 

[Rosdivan]

Like the one hosted here?

http://alternatewars.com/SAC/AirborneArmament/Volume_I.htm

 

[SOC]

That'd be the one, although that's just the first volume. Volume 2 covers the B-58 and B-70, and the other two volumes deal with fighters and interceptors.