Jul 9, 2015 #1 gumbyk Master Sergeant 2,965 1,555 Apr 2, 2009 Blenheim View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKFE90sWqx8 Post WW2 B-17's used for target practice...
Jul 9, 2015 #2 P pbehn Colonel 13,215 10,358 Oct 30, 2013 Not as much as perfectly sound Corsairs being shoved off a carrier so they could be struck off lend lease. Contaminating the ocean instead of breaking them up and having sound airframes and engines for airshows.
Not as much as perfectly sound Corsairs being shoved off a carrier so they could be struck off lend lease. Contaminating the ocean instead of breaking them up and having sound airframes and engines for airshows.
Jul 9, 2015 #3 A at6 1st Sergeant 5,058 3,595 Jun 15, 2011 Fresno, California Never pleasant to see such waste.
Jul 9, 2015 #4 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,788 5,812 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York Ever notice that this footage is often used in documentaries to show the slaughter of 8th Air Force bombers over fortress Europe?
Ever notice that this footage is often used in documentaries to show the slaughter of 8th Air Force bombers over fortress Europe?
Jul 10, 2015 #5 Wildcat Major 9,270 1,344 Apr 11, 2005 South East Queensland Yes! I'd often wonder what happened to that B-17 - now I know!
Jul 10, 2015 #6 Gnomey Globetrotting Surgeon General Staff Mod 70,170 8,594 Nov 28, 2004 London / Southsea / Royal Deeside, UK www.flickr.com It is sad footage but also pretty interesting...