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  1. massi4478

    German airplane part (Heinkel He 111) to identify

    Hello, my name is Max, I am a member of the search group from Italy. We recently discovered the remains of a German aircraft Heinkel He-111 that apparently crash-landed in the Alps in April 1945 in late days of WWII. Could anyone of you tell me what piece this is? The material is heavy, like...
  2. Dronescapes

    Fatal Accident. Formula One Deadly Crash - Hoot Gibson Episode #13

    Fatal Accident. Formula One Deadly Crash - Hoot Gibson Episode #13 https://youtu.be/DyLdd0SJoto
  3. P

    Shot down 1945 (44?) US Fighter Plane near Elsdorf Germany, Wheel found

    Hi! I live west of Cologne in Germany. My dad found a tire in the woods a long time ago that is said to be from a US shootdown. I'm also a private pilot, but this is too specific. Here P38s have been shot down, but it could also be another plane. It was 1944 or 1945. Düren is very close by...
  4. F

    Crash speed

    Hi everybody, I’m excited to be a part of this forum. This is actually my first post 🤩! I’ve got a question! Does anybody know at what speed a WW2-fighterplane is going down, after it was hit? And how long (minutes/seconds) would it take till it reached the ground and crashed?
  5. daveT

    TBM-3Q Avenger crash site revisited

    A rare TBM-3Q Avenger crash site on Oahu Hawaii continues to be of interest to authorities and the public. The TBM Avenger crash site has changed dramatically over the years, but significant artifacts remain at the site and much can still be learned from it. The TBM-3Q played a brief, but...
  6. MiTasol

    Incorrectly identified plane wreck and pilot remains

    To all you Sherlock Holmes types out there A friend has been spending a lot of time over the past three years researching a military plane wreck in Victoria, Australia, and has uncovered a large number of massive anomalies that make it 99.9% positive that the identification of both the aircraft...
  7. gumbyk

    Sad Day for Omaka :(

    We lost one of our volunteer guides yesterday in a car accident. 89 years old, and he was driving home from a helicopter flying lesson when the crash occurred. Country's oldest helicopter flying student dies in car crash in Marlborough | Stuff.co.nz
  8. S

    Lancaster parts?

    Hi, I am a WWII researcher in my town Mol-Belgium. I am working on a story about a Lancaster crash in Mol. A few months after the crash someone found a turret with gunner in a field. Someone else told me that he took some parts from the turret. Can someone help me to identify the parts...
  9. Lucky13

    Ouch....!

    Pilot Lt Ford of the 36th FS 8th Fighter Group miraculously walks away from the crash landing of his P-38L Lightning, 20 December 1944...
  10. v2

    Warsaw 1939. German's aircrafts crash sites....

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJOtO_4CsI
  11. Torch

    B-25 crash into the Empire State building.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/b-25-bomber-crashed-empire-state-building-1945-article-1.2300615
  12. fubar57

    **** FINISHED: 1/48 METEOR F.3 - The Jet Age.

    User Name: fubar57 Name: George Category: Advanced Kit: Tamiya Accessories: None My subject is a Meteor F.3, s/n EE311, flown in Canada by the RCAF from Apr. '46 - Jun.'46 before crash landing into a lake. I would like to thank those who offered advice, comments or just popped in...
  13. O

    Halifax MKII JN- 910

    I'm looking for any information of Halifax MKII JN- 910 Airborne 1759 14Sep43 from Tempsford on Operation Flat 22, heading for a DZ code-named Kufer 208. While homebound, drop complete, shot down by Kriegs Marine Flak, crashing in the Baltic off Rugenwalde. Those killed are commemorated on the...
  14. gumbyk

    Thunder Mustang down..

    :cry: Looks like there's been a Thunder Mustang crash in San Antonio. Smoking plane goes down in Government Canyon - San Antonio Express-News One dead in single engine plane crash on Northwest Side - KABB - San Antonio Top Stories - News, Sports, Weather, Traffic
  15. A

    Anyone have an SBD Parts Manual?

    Looking for an SBD parts manual (dash 4) to help identify several parts from a crash. Thanks! Craig
  16. N4521U

    Anyone here from Wales? Monmout, the Hendre?

    I am trying to locate a good old friend. He ha sent me mail, but the Colonies have a bloody habit of Not putting return addresses on envelopes. He lived at Hendre Hall, the Hendre across the street from the golf course. I believe he moved to the opposite corner. His name is Donald, Mable is his...
  17. syscom3

    Some haunting Pictures From a DC-6 Crash in 1976

    I saw this in the LA Times today. Firefighters engulfed in flames after DC-6 crash Posted By: Scott Harrison Posted On: 12:13 a.m. | November 14, 2014 Feb. 8, 1976: Firefighters working to rescue three crew members from a crashed DC-6 cockpit on a golf course near Van Nuys...
  18. FLYBOYJ

    Virgin Galactic Crash

    Virgin 'ignored' space safety warnings: expert - Yahoo News "Carolynne Campbell, a rocket propulsion expert with the Netherlands-based International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, said she could not speculate on the cause of Friday's crash without "all the data." However...
  19. J

    Database: WW-II Allied Aircraft Crashes in The Netherlands

    Just a reminder... For those interested... My (free) software to search for Allied Aircraft Crashes in Holland is available via the website World War II Allied Aircraft Crashes in The Netherlands Using the software you can search my Internet database for detailed information about Allied...
  20. M

    Help me find a video of a Mustang close call

    Hello all, I saw a video clip a while ago of what I recall being a P-51 having a close call coming out of a dive or loop. He pulled up such that the belly/tail drags or almost drags on the runway but he missed hitting the prop and was able to climb out and make his landing. I wish I would...
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