Accidents and losses

[gekho]

Picture 1.- B-24 reached in flight
Picture 2.- B-24 reached over Italy. A single survivor
Picture 3.- B-24 reached over Ploesti
Picture 4, 5 y 6.- B-24s reached in flight

 

[gekho]

This B-24 has been reached by the AAA and the crew had previously jumped. It was empty when it hit the ground.

 

[Airframes]

Good pics. Regarding the last pic of the B24, the information I have is that the brakes were applied on take off (happened fairly often, as the wheels had to be braked immediately after lifting off), and the aircraft nosed over, killing all in the nose. There is a description of this incident in 'Wild Blue', by Stephen Ambrose, and this aircraft is from the same unit, in Italy.

 

[gekho]

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[gekho]

This Mosquito got off second best during a landing accident involving a Dakota at a North Africa

 

[gekho]

This Me-410A (2N+LT) of the KG1 had an accident in Sicily (1943)

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[Njaco]

Except that its a Me 210A-1 (WrN 205) of ZG 1 that crashed at Lecce airfield March 4 1943

 

[Wayne Little]

Chris..

 

[gekho]

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[gekho]

Some pics

 

[gekho]

Some pics

 

[gekho]

Some pics

 

[gekho]

1.- Supermarine Spitfire MkIII - French Navy Aeronavale - Flotille-1F-1F18

 

[gekho]

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[gekho]

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[gekho]

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[Njaco]

That colorized pic of the Bf 109 looks like it was taken post-war, maybe at an outside display somewhere.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[Civettone]

This should be a Ju 88 instead of the Hs 129 but the cockpit section seems missing.

Kris