US aircraft photos

[gtbpappy]

Lost the bombardier but made it home!!! What an aircraft!!!!

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/nose.htm

http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/photos/nose/nose7.gif

http://www.379thbga.org/ww2_photos.htm

http://www.globalaviationresource.co...february-1944/

Captured following a mission on 25 June 1944, B-17G ‘Queen of Hearts’ (a.k.a ‘Lil’ Satan’) was flown by the 524th BS of the 379th BG. The flak blast which destroyed the aircraft’s nose killed bombardier 2Lt Arthur M. Maatta and wounded the navigator, 2Lt Robert W. Evans. Mistaking the pilot’s order for the crew to prepare to bail out, Evans jumped from the damaged B-17, which prompted S/Sgt Joseph Simoncini, the tail gunner, to also bail out when he saw Evans’ ‘chute open. Evans died of his wounds in a German hospital, whilst Simoncini became a PoW.

See You

Vince

[gtbpappy]

Vince... Thanks!!! This was in a photo album, had to peel it out...

[PanzerElite]

the lucky crews enjoyed a good wind

[gtbpappy]

B-26 mauraders in heavy flak...

Looks like something went down on left..

[gtbpappy]

A bomb for hitler!!

Wonder where this one went..tail markings look like an upside down A??

[Tom B]

Me to ? Great pic however ! Tom

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

the last link i listed is very poignant. We see on pictures the actual death of a lot of airmen (or a few seconds before their horrible fate), who where unable to do anything after their aircraft was wounded by the flak.

In another hands, thousand of civilians (from various countries) were killed without any notice during WWII by bombing raids.

How small we are in the storm of war and destruction...

For people interested by the struggle for life of US airmen during bombing raids, i suggest the reading of "Ploesti" by James Dugan and Carroll Stewart, Bantam Books, 1963. This is the full history of the "Tidal Wave" operation, amongst them was the famous John Riley "Killer Kane" of 98 BG (B-24 "Liberator").



See You

Vince

[gtbpappy]

4 bell p-39 air cobras in flight

Don't see many of these.. Russia had a lot though..nothing like having the engine behind you, and the driveshaft between your legs!!! Exciting!!

[gtbpappy]

P-40 pilot and his plane

Always liked these shots...

[gtbpappy]

P-51 mustang 325 fg checker tail

Nice clean picture from one of my albums.... Nice details, lots of mud splashed up on intake underneath.

[mjfur]

It's a "V". 394th BG/586th BS, B-26G-5-MA 43-34300 H9-V, MIA Jan. 22, 1945, MACR 11924.

[gtbpappy]

Thanks!!!!

[mikeburch]

B17 Flak Damage

I had a first cousin, who was a navigator on a B24. Flak knocked out all of the Navigation Equipment, and he guided the B24, back to England, at night, by the stars in the sky.
James Cramnel was awarded the Distuinguised Flying Cross, for saving the crew.
mikeburch

[Tom B]

Interesting pic & comments/info guys...Thanks Tom