Does anybody know the reason why they changed the empennage on the early B-17s?
I was watching the History Channel earlier today and wondered why they added the
heavy strake to the tail. I admit the early B-17s looked like the tail would
come off if stressed too much. Did this actually happen or was it a
controllability issue for engine-out situations?


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Mortimer Schnerd, RN


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