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[Wurger]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv.

 

[michaelmaltby]

the Bundesarchiv
Bomber crews on stand-by

 

[tyrodtom]

The reason for the carsh wasn't the speed during the final approaching but the altitude. In the film it can be noticed that the main mistake the pilot made was too high flare. As a result the arresting hook missed the first braking cable and at least two next one as well. And this resulted in getting caught up in the crash barrier.

Here a couple of screenshots from the documentary..

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Though he did flare too high, it appears to me he did catch one of the arresting cables, but it broke.

 

[Wurger]

Yes. it looks like he did. However it is quite difficult to state if the cable was of the arresting system or if it was one of the crash barrier.

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Bundesarchiv

 

[at6]

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One very determined Grouse hunter.

 

[Wurger]

I have a bigger gun hidden as well...

the pic source; Bundsarchiv.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Bundesarchiv

 

[tyrodtom]

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This Corsair, I'm assuming, was trying to make a carrier landing but was going to fast, ending up with him stuck vertically (it's from a video, that's how I know), and he broke 2 wires in this. To the pilot, I salute you for your not being able to understand that you must land at a certain speed (lol).

Actually if you look at that video closer you'll notice the aircraft in your picture didn't end up on it's nose, it flipped on over onto it's back. Notice the engine folded to the side. That's the aircraft in the beginning of the video.
The aircraft standing on it's nose at the end of the video has the engine still intact with the fuselage.

 

[Wurger]

Looking like an traffic accident with a bike... a miserable cyclist.

the pic source: Bundesarchv.

 

[michaelmaltby]

... miserable cyclist indeed. It looks more like abandonment. Note tank at far right.

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[yulzari]

Well we have established of late that it was an official German requirement for any troops with a camera to photograph any T35 or KV2 they saw and to do so multiple times.........

 

[Peter Gunn]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv.

Quite a few 'dents' in the side of that turret...

Target practice?

 

[Wurger]

Very likely...

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv

 

[Peter Gunn]

What with wurgers obsession with KV-2's, I thought I'd share one of my obsessions...

When stewardess' knew how to dress...

OK, OK, so it's postwar but still... hubba hubba

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[michaelmaltby]

British mobile artillery, Bishop, 139 of these were built [Wikipedia]