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michaelmaltby
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michaelmaltby
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Peter Gunn
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Man, how am I gonna explain THIS to the insurance company?
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
The 351st BG flies through a flak filled sky.
buffnut453
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Hope the bombardier was down the back making a brew when the shell hit!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Looks like it landed at a RAF base, possibly one of the ELGs, such as Woodbridge.
Nice shots sys!
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
Your evidence is?
buffnut453
Captain
The fact that 4 of the 5 personnel visible in the pic are RAF, perhaps?
michaelmaltby
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michaelmaltby
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Benevolens Magister
Yep.
And with that amount of serious damage, and probably dead and or injured on board, the first available airfield, preferably with a long, wide runway would be a priority.
The Emergency Landing Grounds, such as Woodbridge and Carnaby, were just inland from the coast, and had extra-wide, long runways, and were fully equipped to receive damaged aircraft with casualties on board.
The pic might have been taken at a USAAF base, with visiting RAF personnel, although the latter tended to be aircrew, but I feel it's at a RAF airfield, very possibly an ELG.
And with that amount of serious damage, and probably dead and or injured on board, the first available airfield, preferably with a long, wide runway would be a priority.
The Emergency Landing Grounds, such as Woodbridge and Carnaby, were just inland from the coast, and had extra-wide, long runways, and were fully equipped to receive damaged aircraft with casualties on board.
The pic might have been taken at a USAAF base, with visiting RAF personnel, although the latter tended to be aircrew, but I feel it's at a RAF airfield, very possibly an ELG.
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Benevolens Magister
Post # 10589 - the guy in the middle, with the 'grease gun', looks very like the actor who's' name, or character in Band of Brothers I can't remember.
michaelmaltby
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