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Hornby R8247 Accessory Point Decoder – Metro Hobbies

In early 1941, almost a year before the United States entered World War II, the Army Air Corps invited leading aircraft companies to participate in a competition to produce a transcontinental heavy bomber that could reach targets at a very great distance from America, at least 6-7,000 kilometers. This was a rather ambitious challenge, as even the latest B-17 had a combat radius of ‘only’ 3,250 km. In April 1941, a preliminary specification for the future aircraft was issued, and involved such giants as Douglas, Boeing, Northrop and Consolidated. According to the terms of the competition, the future aircraft was to be not only a bomber, but also a long-range photo reconnaissance aircraft and a tanker. At the end of October 1941, all participants in the competition submitted their projects, and the winner was a proposal from Consolidated, designated the