B-10 30's standard Bomber

[Wildr1]

Some other images from several sources, albums, press release, etc.

 

[Wurger]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Awesome!!!!!!

 

[Wildr1]

More B-10s

 

[Wildr1]

 

[Wildr1]

So Far, still working on it.

 

[Wurger]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Just stunning!

 

[johnbr]

 

[daveT]

Lt. Colonel Tinker in front of his B-10 The Bird-o-Prey XIII

Bird of Prey XIII- The San Pablo Bay B-10
Hamilton Field opened in 1934 as the home of the 7th Bombardment Group and its B-10 bombers, which were called the air power, wonder of their day. The B-10 was 1.5 times as fast as any biplane bomber, and faster than any contemporary fighter.

Bird-O-Prey XIII was originally the personal aircraft of Hamilton's commanding officer, Lt. Colonel Clarence L. Tinker. On November 24th, 1936 Lt. Col. George E. Stratemeyer, who was the commander of the 7th Bombardment Group, was returning from Muroc AAF (now Edwards AFB) in Bird-O-Prey XIII when he was forced to ditch in a shallow section of San Pablo Bay while approaching Runway 30 at Hamilton. All four crewmen survived and were rescued. The cause of the accident was listed as "carburetor ice."

Bird-O-Prey XIII remains in San Pablo Bay today and is visible a low tide. It is one of the two "complete" B-10s remaining today; the other is restored at the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio.

It is in the waters just off of the now closed Hamilton Field.
I'm looking for help to recover parts from it. Anyone interested?

 

[GrauGeist]

Too bad they can't get an effort going to recover the entire wreckage.
It's a shame it wasn't recovered sooner...the weather and souvenir seekers have taken it's toll on the airframe

 

[Wurger]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Awesome! That is the first time I've seen photos of it. There as a rumor that the turret was salvaged and used to help restore the NMUSAF though I have not been able to get a confirmation of it.

...and heck yea I'd be interested in helping!

 

[daveT]

I'm looking for someone with a boat in the San Francisco Bay area. I tried to access the wreck from shore, but they have now flooded the runways at Hamilton Field and turned them into wetlands. Yes the front turret was salvaged, but little else. I would love to have a piece of this old aircraft and I'm sure the Hamilton Field Museum would like a piece too. It is still mostly all there. What you see are the effects of weather and water on the wreck after so many years. Where else are you going to find a B-10? I have a copy of the official accident report. The wreck is located on a tidal mudflat accessible at low tides. The last time it was accesses they used a floating hovercraft/barge type boat. I think I can access it using a shallow draft dingy or Kayak, but I need a Mother boat to get me close.