Glider
Captain
That 110 looks like a rop strike but Ihave no idea how it could have happened and then made it down in one piece
Battle Damaged Aircraft of WW2
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Thanks kettbo for the info and the pics!
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Very nice posts I must say.
some real interesting damage!
A few more changes of undies required.
And this one lost a propeller.
Finally a completely spurious shot of an aircraft with no damage but featuring the then Princess Elizabeth meeting some "colonials" over here doing their bit,which was a damned good job!
I coudn't put it in a women and aircraft thread as I thought I might get carted of to the tower.
Cheers
Steve
And this one lost a propeller.
Finally a completely spurious shot of an aircraft with no damage but featuring the then Princess Elizabeth meeting some "colonials" over here doing their bit,which was a damned good job!
I coudn't put it in a women and aircraft thread as I thought I might get carted of to the tower.
Cheers
Steve
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Glider
Captain
This is the right place for this film
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlaNdHreAQU
And another
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TealLv1W1hE
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQSy4cRd4gk
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlaNdHreAQU
And another
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TealLv1W1hE
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQSy4cRd4gk
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Glider
Captain
An aside. I was looking at this video and what caught my eye was at 5.12. Its the inside view of a waist gun on an RAF B24. I have seen stills in the past but it looks like the waist gun is a twin mount and the sight is mounted next to the gun. This is very different to the 'normal' single gun with the gunner standing behind the gun.
This is the first video that I have seen with this mount. Does anyone have any more info about it?.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyeltf58BaU
This is the first video that I have seen with this mount. Does anyone have any more info about it?.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyeltf58BaU
michaelmaltby
Colonel
Outstanding video ....
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
+1
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Lt Ellis Uollenberg
Lieutenant Ellis Uollenberg from 73-318 Squadron 1st fighter Group 7-th air army of the United States examines the prop blade his P-47d Thunderbolt after a hole is made by a 20-mm shell from a Japanese fighter.
Ellis Uollenberg killed in action July 15, 1945.
Good luck and then bad luck.
Lieutenant Ellis Uollenberg from 73-318 Squadron 1st fighter Group 7-th air army of the United States examines the prop blade his P-47d Thunderbolt after a hole is made by a 20-mm shell from a Japanese fighter.
Ellis Uollenberg killed in action July 15, 1945.
Good luck and then bad luck.
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2nd Lieutenant
Martin B-26B September 1943
Martin B-26B-1-MA (S/N 41-17747), with flak damage to the No. 1 engine nacelle, left wing and wheel well, in September 1943. Note the missing landing gear doors. (U.S. Air Force photo) The Martin B-26 Marauder was a World War II twin-engine medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe.
After entering service with the U.S. Army, the aircraft received the reputation of a "Widowmaker" due to the early models' high rate of accidents during takeoff and landings. The Marauder had to be flown by exact airspeeds, particularly on final approach and when one engine was out. The 150 mph (241 km/h) speed on short final was intimidating to pilots who were used to much slower speeds, and whenever they slowed down below what the manual stated, the aircraft would stall and crash.[3]
The B-26 became a safer aircraft once crews were re-trained and after aerodynamics modifications (increase of wing span and incidence, to give better take off performance, and a larger fin and rudder).[4] After aerodynamic and design changes, the aircraft distinguished itself as "the chief bombardment weapon on the Western Front" according to a United States Army Air Forces dispatch from 1946.[citation needed] The Marauder ended World War II with the lowest loss rate of any USAAF bomber.[5]
A total of 5,288 were produced between February 1941 and March 1945; 522 of these were flown by the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force. By the time the United States Air Force was created as an independent service separate from the Army in 1947, all Martin B-26s had been retired from US service. The Douglas A-26 Invader then assumed the B-26 designation.
Martin B-26B-1-MA (S/N 41-17747), with flak damage to the No. 1 engine nacelle, left wing and wheel well, in September 1943. Note the missing landing gear doors. (U.S. Air Force photo) The Martin B-26 Marauder was a World War II twin-engine medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe.
After entering service with the U.S. Army, the aircraft received the reputation of a "Widowmaker" due to the early models' high rate of accidents during takeoff and landings. The Marauder had to be flown by exact airspeeds, particularly on final approach and when one engine was out. The 150 mph (241 km/h) speed on short final was intimidating to pilots who were used to much slower speeds, and whenever they slowed down below what the manual stated, the aircraft would stall and crash.[3]
The B-26 became a safer aircraft once crews were re-trained and after aerodynamics modifications (increase of wing span and incidence, to give better take off performance, and a larger fin and rudder).[4] After aerodynamic and design changes, the aircraft distinguished itself as "the chief bombardment weapon on the Western Front" according to a United States Army Air Forces dispatch from 1946.[citation needed] The Marauder ended World War II with the lowest loss rate of any USAAF bomber.[5]
A total of 5,288 were produced between February 1941 and March 1945; 522 of these were flown by the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force. By the time the United States Air Force was created as an independent service separate from the Army in 1947, all Martin B-26s had been retired from US service. The Douglas A-26 Invader then assumed the B-26 designation.
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Benevolens Magister
The 'coloured in' photo mentioned is from a 'Kodachrome' original colour transparency, and shows the then Princess Elisabeth, now HM The Queen, at the naming ceremony.
Cool shots guys!
Cool posts Elmas!
