OCR Text |
Show J A-26 Invader, New U. S. Plane Is Heavily Armed PARIS. The A-26 Invader, new-' est American attack bomber in operation op-eration on the Western front, carries 10 50-caliber machine guns. Allied headquarters announced. It was the first disclosure of any details of the plane's armament. Six of the guns fire forward and are controlled by the pilot. The other oth-er member of the crew fires four flexible guns in top and bottom tur-I tur-I rets. , In strafing operations, the top turret tur-ret can be locked in position and controlled by the pilot while the gunner gun-ner operates the lower turret. |