The B-26 direct hit mystery.

[B-17engineer]

Ok, I was just reading through the internet and I kept coming across the photo of a B-26 with the engine hit in midair and going down. When I read the description on most of them they said an unknown B-26... after reading further I found this
Heroesforever.nl - Darrell R Lindsey

Is this actually the man who flew the plane or did the picture appear in the article as an example?

 

[Airframes]

Far as I know, that famous photo is of the actual aircraft. I read a caption to it in a book a few years ago, and that name sounds familiar.

 

[syscom3]

I read the same story about that picture. It was written by one of the gunners in the back.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thank you for the link Harrison, and very interesting story. I have seen that photo countless times in different books but did not know the story. Thank you.

 

[DAVIDICUS]

Thanks for posting that.

 

[Park]

Yes, thanks for posting. It's good to know the story behind the photo.

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

I've seen the picture before but I never knew the story behind it.
Thanks.


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