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05-25-2009, 02:43 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California
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| Bandit to starboard! Came across a COOL shot of an attacking Me410 taken from a B-17G of the 388th BG. Not sure of the date, but we can assume it was later in the war by the appearance of the '410. The details are really nice on this photo, you can see the band on the 410, as well as it's cannon.
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05-25-2009, 02:55 AM
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| Looks like the wing on the Fort is sporting a large cannon hole just this side of the H also. Great find GG. Thanks for posting.  |
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05-25-2009, 03:06 AM
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| Siggy Master   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| Yep I agree..THX for uploading. 
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05-25-2009, 05:41 AM
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  | Yep, looks like a hole in the wing to me too. Nice shot, thanks for sharing.
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05-25-2009, 05:46 AM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Very cool pic. And yes it does look like the wing has taken some damage.
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05-25-2009, 09:07 AM
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| Interesting as to the metal protrudes upward which means the shell hit the bottom of the wing and went though the top side.
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05-25-2009, 09:38 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| great shot!
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05-25-2009, 10:25 AM
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| Now that is a wild picture! Thanks for posting!
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05-25-2009, 12:16 PM
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| Seeing that cannon would give a guy the willie's for sure! Super image GG!
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05-25-2009, 12:51 PM
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| Older Than Dirt  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Wonder what the bottom ball, top gunner and the right waist gunner were doing while this was going on ??? They each should have had clear shots at him. Good pic ! Charles
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05-25-2009, 01:34 PM
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Looks like the only guy that had a clear shot, was the one with the camera  From the perspective of the wing in the foreground, the photo was taken from the Radio console skylight.
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05-25-2009, 02:14 PM
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| A caption to that pic in one book I saw, stated the the B17 had already been damaged by flak. That would probably account for the what appears to be damage to the wing. With that big gun on the '410, it would have made a heck of a bigger mess I think!
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05-25-2009, 02:15 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Agreed Terry, great pic tho....
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05-25-2009, 04:54 PM
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| Sure is!
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05-26-2009, 06:54 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Kudos to the photographer. That is a very clear shot for the time frame, espcially when you consider it was in an airplane with lots of vibration and cameras in those days didn't have any image stabilization. Incredible!
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