Most Shot up Aircraft Ever (so they say)

[fubar57]

 

[Airframes]

WW2 era ?
Not the F8, but interesting just the same.

 

[fubar57]

Thought the same. They should have said the Meteor was from a WW2 design and changed the title to "...Korean War..."

 

[Wayne Little]

Wow.....

 

[SaparotRob]

Same as above.

 

[Gnomey]

Interesting!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

That was a rough day at the office, there.

 

[Airframes]

Worse when he got back. He was given an invoice for missing equipment - and a rather steep laundry bill !!!!

 

[Greyman]

I don't doubt the story but the 'footage' isn't real. Probably from a videogame.

 

[MikeMeech]

Hi
Well Sqn. Ldr. R Wilson was wounded when flying A77-15, however, the aircraft was again damaged when being flown by Sgt. P Zupp on 6 Feb. 1952. It was finally lost on 27 Jun 1953 apparently, when being flown by F.O. F H G Booth (KIA). So unlikely to have flown with the damage 'illustrated'.

Mike

 

[emu27]

Workmate flew both the P-51 and Meteor in Korea, story is nonsense says he. Aircrafts history,

Delivered 19/02/51.
Served in Korea with 77 Sqn.
Sqn Ldr Wilson was wounded in this aircraft 09/51 when cannon fragments entered the cockpit, he managed to get the aircraft back to Kimpo. On 06/02/52 searching low level for F/Lt Hannan who was in A77-616, Sgt Phillip Zupp was hit by ground fire blowing off his canopy and inflicting injuries to his face. Returned to Kimpo and landed. Failed to return after a ground attack mission after attack run on two tunnels 3 mi E of Sinmak and was last seen climbing away from target area 27/01/53.
Crew; FLGOFF Francis H G Booth (RAF Exchange).
Struck off 18/03/53.

 

[blueskies]

Pretty sure that is War Thunder footage being passed off as real.

 

[Graeme]

Looking at various cutaways - it would appear the 'footage' shows him flying with no fuel tanks intact - situated just behind the cockpit.

 

[GrauGeist]

Pretty sure that is War Thunder footage being passed off as real.

Or from the IL-2 Sturmovik series.