Yes, that is a good pic. But just to be awkward, it didn't crash land; on takeoff there was a problem with the brakes which went on as the plane was reachong max. ground speed for takeoff. Six crewmembers died instantly during the accident.
Yes, that is a good pic. But just to be awkward, it didn't crash land; on takeoff there was a problem with the brakes which went on as the plane was reachong max. ground speed for takeoff. Six crewmembers died instantly during the accident.
Yes, it was a very good picture. I've seen this picture of two 109s on top of one another, the bottom one is right way, the other upside down.
I'll try and find it.
All of the countries had strange ideas. The Navy expirement with freezing bats equipped with a small incendiary bomb. They were dropped from high altitude, thawed on the way down, and then nest in the belferries of Japanese buildings where the bomb would explore. At least that was the idea.
If you are talking about that B-24 pic you might be surprised. P&W radials were just about the toughest engines around. I doubt they were ever reused, but I wouldn't be shocked if they were.
My guess, knowing how American mechanics were masters of ingenuity and scrounging, is that the plane was probably canabilized for parts. Even if the engines themselves couldn't be saved, I would bet parts from the engines were.