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05-15-2004, 01:28 PM
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| cool pic bet them engins never got used again
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05-15-2004, 11:37 PM
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| 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.
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05-16-2004, 07:37 AM
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Country:  | the reast of the plane looks pretty intact...............
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05-16-2004, 03:46 PM
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05-17-2004, 01:03 AM
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| 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.
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05-17-2004, 05:44 AM
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Country: | American mechanics weren't masters at it, everyone did it. It's what you do to a damaged plane.
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05-17-2004, 06:13 AM
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| i would fly with the allies in mosquitos doing night fighter missions. Also I believe when America entered the war and got going they had the best air force of all
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05-17-2004, 06:39 AM
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Country: | No. The main reasons the Americans had that air force was because of the British. And even then the RAF was on par with the USAAF.
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05-17-2004, 01:48 PM
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| In quality, they probably were, but not quantity. I know that was because of the disparity in industrial base and the fact that American industry wasn't touched by the war but I thought I would make the point.
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05-17-2004, 02:09 PM
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Country:  | Bader, nice to see you hear and welcome!
That, B-24 pic is a nice one, really interesting. Yes all ground crews were very gifted at keeping planes in the air.
The japs even flew captured or crippled aircraft to report on the bomber formations. 
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05-17-2004, 03:04 PM
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Country: | I gift that is needed to be in the ground crew, these people weren't dumb.
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05-17-2004, 11:03 PM
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| I know of a few American crew chiefs who were decorated for their plane flying so many missions without an abort. Did the British do the same thing?
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05-18-2004, 09:01 AM
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Country: | No, the British reward their people for going above and beyond the call of duty. What you described would be a pat on the back for doing a job well done, but their job nevertheless.
I don't know how you'd take this, but the American military hands out medals for no reason.
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05-18-2004, 12:13 PM
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| I consider that recognizing people for doing a job far better than their peers. Having a combat plane fly 76 combat missions (I believe that is the number I saw) was an impressive number. And it's not like he got the CMH for it. I think it was only a Bronze Star.
That being said America has given out medals where they weren't deserved (and withheld them where they were) but I think all countries have done that. I saw something on TV yesterday where a cook was decorated for carrying hot chow up to the line while the men on the line were not. That was a mistake! In the cause of decorating ground crews who were exceptional in their work, I think it was well deserved.
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05-18-2004, 01:39 PM
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Country: | Why not decorate a well deserving crew or plane cheif Most of the time the airforce would have not been able to fly at all because of the attrition rates. 
C.C, is that a Pe-2?
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