Battle Damaged Aircraft of WW2
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Saetta66
Airman
for a macchi mc 200 in North Africa 1942. Nice cammo, by the way ...
Saetta66
Airman
Saetta66
Airman
Great series of pranged birds, Guys.
The 2 japanese aircraft are both Pearl Harbor casualties the first a D3A1 Val Dive bomber code and unit unknown, the second a Zero AI-154 from the Akagi flown by Pilot Officer 1st class Takeshi Hirano, killed in the crash.His Zero was one of 3 lost in the first wave attack and the only one from Akagi.
The 2 japanese aircraft are both Pearl Harbor casualties the first a D3A1 Val Dive bomber code and unit unknown, the second a Zero AI-154 from the Akagi flown by Pilot Officer 1st class Takeshi Hirano, killed in the crash.His Zero was one of 3 lost in the first wave attack and the only one from Akagi.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Some good pics there guy.
Neil, I wonder if the Garwood mentioned in the caption of the Spit with the Shermans passing by, is the same guy who ended up as ramp manager at Newcastle Airport (UK) in the early 1960's? He was ex-RCAF, having flown Spits (I believe) during WW2, then Sabres in the '50's. Great bloke, and very laid back - although that phrase wasn't around then, especially to a fourteen year old lad!
Isn't that CR42 the one that's now in the RAF Museum's BoB Hall?
Neil, I wonder if the Garwood mentioned in the caption of the Spit with the Shermans passing by, is the same guy who ended up as ramp manager at Newcastle Airport (UK) in the early 1960's? He was ex-RCAF, having flown Spits (I believe) during WW2, then Sabres in the '50's. Great bloke, and very laid back - although that phrase wasn't around then, especially to a fourteen year old lad!
Isn't that CR42 the one that's now in the RAF Museum's BoB Hall?
Yes, Airframes - spot on. Force-landed and tipped up on nose on Orfordness beach (Suffolk - not Norfolk) on 11 Nov 1940 during the one and only large-scale Italian raid over Britain in daylight. Pilot Salvadori Pictico was captured unhurt and said an oil leak forced him down. The RAF somehow managed to transport the aircraft by road to Martlesham Heath where it was repaired and subsequently flown to Farnborough. There are a number of pictures of it being flown in RAF colours as BT474. As you say, now on display at RAFM Hendon.
BC
BC
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Thanks BC, I thought the pic was familiar. Bit of a fiasco that raid, with the poor crews thinking they were on a jolly, carrying food hampers and wine onboard at least one bomber! I believe, if memory serves, the latter was the one brought down in Rendelsham Forest, Suffolk, by Bob Stanford Tuck.
There are so many incredible miraculous stories from WW2 - like this one - that defy logic or statistics.
He must have been a very steady pilot with nerves of steel - I am not sure I could do that myself
Saetta66
Airman
Your are both absolutely right.
Me, I can only suggest this english book ....
Aerei Italiani - The Chianti Raiders
Ciao
Saetta66
Airframes,
The bit about Bob Stanford Tuck being involved in the "Spaghetti party" on 11 Nov 1940 is another urban myth. He was not flying and did not make any claims this date, although he did visit the wreck of the BR 20 at Bromeswell, Suffolk, later, and helped to "liberate" some items from this aircraft for the 257 Sqn trophy collection, including a steel helmet and a bottle of Chianti ! One of the crests cut from the tail fin was auctioned a few years ago.
Another CR 42 force-landed at Corton, a village near to me, but was too badly damaged to fly again. I was recently given a piece of fabric from this aircraft.
Some good gen on this raid here:
Hkans Flygsida - The Falco and Regia Aeronautica in the Battle of Britain
Regards,
Bob C
The bit about Bob Stanford Tuck being involved in the "Spaghetti party" on 11 Nov 1940 is another urban myth. He was not flying and did not make any claims this date, although he did visit the wreck of the BR 20 at Bromeswell, Suffolk, later, and helped to "liberate" some items from this aircraft for the 257 Sqn trophy collection, including a steel helmet and a bottle of Chianti ! One of the crests cut from the tail fin was auctioned a few years ago.
Another CR 42 force-landed at Corton, a village near to me, but was too badly damaged to fly again. I was recently given a piece of fabric from this aircraft.
Some good gen on this raid here:
Hkans Flygsida - The Falco and Regia Aeronautica in the Battle of Britain
Regards,
Bob C
Adaing1976
Airman
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- Nov 19, 2008
Goog afternoon to everybody,
I have some images for you:
a sequence about the destruction of one FW190 over Germany in 44' and an image about a Libarator
shooted down near Grado (Friuli ITALY) in 44' by Lt. Stabile flying with a MC 205.
I have some images for you:
a sequence about the destruction of one FW190 over Germany in 44' and an image about a Libarator
shooted down near Grado (Friuli ITALY) in 44' by Lt. Stabile flying with a MC 205.
pbfoot
1st Lieutenant
Sorry missed this ,When I go back to library I'll check the books out again and check, the book has a few pic of JEJ for Rochie
imalko
Chief Master Sergeant
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
WOW, that looks pretty dam cool!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
WOW!!!! Great stuff V2 and Imalko!!!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Thanks BR, you're quite right. I'm trying to recall the account from Tuck's book 'Fly for your life'(?) which I last read around 1968 ! I'm fairly sure it's as you describe, where he visited the crash site, but had not been involved, or possibly not even flying, that day.
8)Great pics guys!
