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• Jul 11, 2015

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I found it Tumblr. No photo credit.

 

• Jul 14, 2015

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• Jul 14, 2015

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French Plane?

 

• Jul 14, 2015

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• Jul 14, 2015

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Capt. Vick said:

French Plane?

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Indeed mate - the Morane Saulnier MS.733, in service with the Khmer Air Force.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_Alcyon

 

• Jul 15, 2015

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Good stuff!

 

• Jul 16, 2015

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Nice, especially love the Sabre.

 

• Jul 16, 2015

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Aaron Brooks Wolters

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That Saulnier is LOW!!!!!!

 

• Jul 30, 2015

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• Jul 30, 2015

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Good Lord that's low. Looks like some kind of test aircraft by the markings.

 

• Jul 31, 2015

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Also looks like it's about to ditch, deliberately.

 

• Jul 31, 2015

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Capt. Vick said:

Good Lord that's low. Looks like some kind of test aircraft by the markings.

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The props look feathered, too.

If I recall right, there were a series of ditching tests with the B-17 and B-24. May have to poke around to see if I can find the details again.

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Here we go:

The B-17
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7W-ly_lMFw

The B-24
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjadMxpXprk

 

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• Jul 31, 2015

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• Aug 1, 2015

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• Aug 1, 2015

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Holey Moley, the crew of that B-24 very brave, that plane pitched up then smashed back down and broke it's back

 

• Aug 1, 2015

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GrauGeist said:

The props look feathered, too.

If I recall right, there were a series of ditching tests with the B-17 and B-24. May have to poke around to see if I can find the details again.

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Here we go:

The B-17
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7W-ly_lMFw

The B-24
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjadMxpXprk

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The B-24 video, was done in the James River just off of Newport News, Va. I have driven countless miles over that bridge in the background. Some of them at a very high rate of speed. Also, on a neat note. My great grandfather along with his son on my mother side headed up the construction of the old bridge which is shown in this video.

 

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• Aug 1, 2015

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I can't believe they actually did that with people on board. Different times huh?

 

• Aug 2, 2015

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The B-17 was actually radio-controlled, nobody aboard. The B-24 however, was crewed with guys that had huevos the size of bowling balls...

 

• Aug 2, 2015

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Huevos Giganticos

 

• Aug 2, 2015

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GrauGeist said:

The B-17 was actually radio-controlled, nobody aboard. The B-24 however, was crewed with guys that had huevos the size of bowling balls...

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You are not kidding Dave. They had some huge ones.