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05-12-2004, 08:05 PM
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Country:  | I have a cool pic of a B-24 that has crash-landed.
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05-12-2004, 08:10 PM
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| 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. | |
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05-12-2004, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by GermansRGeniuses 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. | Oh... I didn't know. Where did you read that ? | |
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05-12-2004, 08:20 PM
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| A book. If I remember correctly, Time-Life Books Air War Over Europe.
if not, then Janes' Air War With The Luftwaffe | |
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05-12-2004, 11:37 PM
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| Yeah, the plane is too intact for that to have been a high-speed collision. Great pic nonetheless. Kudos!
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05-12-2004, 11:55 PM
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Country:  | 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.
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05-13-2004, 09:47 AM
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Country:  | it might not have crashed, it may have been an early prototype for a V-STOL
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05-13-2004, 03:24 PM
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Country: | What that Liberator, or the two 109s I mentioned? 
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05-14-2004, 02:38 PM
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#129 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | i think he means the B-24 ................
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05-14-2004, 04:11 PM
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05-14-2004, 08:44 PM
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05-15-2004, 07:23 AM
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05-15-2004, 10:29 AM
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#133 | | Master of Ewes
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05-15-2004, 12:56 PM
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| 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.
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05-15-2004, 01:30 PM
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Country:  | Thanks! I like a lot of different quotes and to colect them. Though I have been a little ocupied with stuff so my comp time is not as much. 
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