Battle Damaged Aircraft of WW2

[Old Wizard]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Republic built some tough birds

 

[Robert Porter]

Lt Edwin Wright of the 404th Fighter Group, shows off the damage to his P-47 Thunderbolt, October 1944.

 

[Robert Porter]

Grumman TBM Avenger A TBM-3 Avenger from Torpedo Squadron Eighty-Two (VT-82), flying from USS Bennington (CV-20), in flight in the South Pacific area. The aircraft was damaged when the plane flying above it in formation was hit by anti-aircraft fire and fell on top of it. (U.S. Navy photo)

 

[Robert Porter]

Lt Edwin Wright of the 404th Fighter Group, shows off the damage to his P-47 Thunderbolt, October 1944.
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Fubar take a peek at the prop labels, they seem to be as you were discussing in another thread.

 

[Robert Porter]

Last one for today, this is a P-47 flown by Lt. Edwin King, all the info I have, the caption said it was a flak caused oil leak! How on earth he managed to land that bird is beyond me!

 

[Capt. Vick]

He would get pulled over today with window tinting that dark

 

[buffnut453]

Resurrecting this thread to share this incredible pic of a Wellington of 300 Sqn that suffered flak damage from a raid against Bremen in Sep 42:

 

[Wurger]

 

[herman1rg]

That's well ventilated

 

[Robert Porter]

Would imagine that was fun to fly after that,

 

[Wurger]

Yep... especially that the fabric cover was burnt down.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Graeme]

Hit a chimney and lost alotta wing - but made it home...

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Holy cow!

 

[Lefa]

In the picture Captain Reino Turkki's MS.406 on a single hit Aircobra 37mm gun 25.5.1944.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!