Down In Flames

Gnomey · Oct 16, 2013

Cracking shots!

VERSUCH · Oct 16, 2013

The He111 has a couple of degrees of flap, about to ditch or slow down suddenly...crafty

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Oct 16, 2013

Thank you for sharing Chris! Great finds to sir!

vikingBerserker · Oct 16, 2013

Way cool!

Njaco · Jan 1, 2014

syscom3 · Jan 1, 2014

1st picture; You can see a crewman getting out of the escape hatch just behind the pilot. The center tanks are on fire and there must have been no way out except this route.

2nd picture; 345th BG attacking an alcohol plant in Formosa. No survivors from this hit, with the B25 plowing into the ground moments later.

vikingBerserker · Jan 1, 2014

#3 looks like smoke and flames were painted onto the pic.

Wildcat · Jan 1, 2014

I hope that guy in the first pic made it.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Jan 1, 2014

The B-24 in the first shot was internally engulfed from the bomb bay back, flames coming out of the waist gun windows.

Njaco · Jan 1, 2014

vikingBerserker said:
#3 looks like smoke and flames were painted onto the pic.

That one looked fishy to me as well.

GrauGeist · Jan 1, 2014

vikingBerserker said:
#3 looks like smoke and flames were painted onto the pic.

I agree, the smoke/flames don't match the centerline of the aircraft, either. It would have to be seriously side-slipping to leave a trail in that direction.

Airframes · Jan 1, 2014

GrauGeist said:
I agree, the smoke/flames don't match the centerline of the aircraft, either. It would have to be seriously side-slipping to leave a trail in that direction.

Also, I think that photo might have been in Norway. Although there were some landing accidents during the 'invasion', I don't think there were any 'flamers'.
In the B-24 pic, I think maybe the oxygen bottles were hit initially.

GrauGeist · Jan 2, 2014

Coyote said:
This is the B-17 Wee Willie. Credited with 128 missions. She took a direct hit from flak in the wing root over Stendal, Germany, 8 Apr 1945. Several crew survived.

Wee Willie - 91st Bomb Group (H)

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I just saw that and realize I had uploaded the wrong photo...I'll fix it

fubar57 · Jan 25, 2014

Enlarged and rotated photo of the one Chris posted in Post#46(Not sure which way is correct). S/N A72-81.

Geo

Wildcat · Jan 25, 2014

That was one of two B-24's from 24sqnRAAF shot down on April 6 1945 whilst attacking the IJN cruiser Isuzu.

vikingBerserker · Jan 25, 2014

Capt. Vick · Jan 25, 2014

Was it a low level attack? Flak? Fighters? Was the ship in port?

Wildcat · Jan 25, 2014

Hi Vick, see this page for more details http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aircraft-pictures/raaf-liberator-picture-details-22936.html

fubar57 · Jan 25, 2014

Andy, which is the correct orientation for the aircraft, the one posted above(can't remember the book it is from), the one Chris posted:traveling left to right, or the small photo in your link: traveling right to left? Just curious.

Geo

Wildcat · Jan 25, 2014

Not sure my self Geo. However if you read the ORB entry it does state that the aircraft pulled up on a steep angle twice, so maybe the photo is of it on its way down from a stall?

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