B-17 Battle Damage. This plane flew in after taking this amount of damage. I can't even imagine. The wind roaring through the cabin must have been tremendous. Obviously the front crewmen were casualties.
This B-24 (named "Pegasus", I believe) was in my Dad's Bomb Group, the 466th. They had their hydraulics shot out, losing the brakes and threw out a tied off parachute to help slow the plane down upon landing.
A direct Flak hit. Cannot imagine anyone getting out through the flames.
Another direct Flak hit, cutting the plane in two. Don't know if anyone got out of this one.
Hi, interesting that you attribute the last photo to flak damage. I have seen it described that way in a few books too. Saw your post on armyairforces.com, like the blog. Perhaps you'd like to submit a history page for my project?
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I recentlt spoke to the chap that took the photo and am including in the project.
Would still be great if you could contribute something to my project http://happywarriors.co.uk/create-a-tribute
ReplyDeleteRegards the last photo above. 1 survivor.