Author Topic: P47D recovery from Austrian lake (Read 1518 times)

Guppy35 · « **on:** June 14, 2005, 11:48:11 AM »

Absolutely amazing condition. Pilot was made a POW at the time.

2/Lt. Henry G. Mohr, Jr. of the 511th FS, 405th fG

http://www.juhe.at/presse/article/Traunkirchen/1118689835.html

Can't wait to see an actual combat vet Jug restored to it's former glory

Dan/CorkyJr

oboe · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2005, 11:56:32 AM »

Is she Dottie May? Got any pics or profiles of her in her glory?

Exciting news - I assume she's a bubble top?

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2005, 02:54:45 PM »

Thanks Dan.

A question for you:

Who or where does one ask about captured Allied planes flown in combat by the Luftwaffe?

I have Stan's dates of combat tour, and he'd like to know what unit was flying the Allied planes he saw, and what finally happened to them.

gripen · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2005, 03:03:45 PM »

Must have been buried to mud or something, that plane is in extremely good condition. Reminds me BW-372.

gripen

Guppy35 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 14, 2005, 03:36:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
Thanks Dan.

A question for you:

Who or where does one ask about captured Allied planes flown in combat by the Luftwaffe?

I have Stan's dates of combat tour, and he'd like to know what unit was flying the Allied planes he saw, and what finally happened to them.

I think I'd go here:

http://pub157.ezboard.com/bluftwaffeexperten71774

They have a ton of threads on captured Allied stuff.

http://p069.ezboard.com/fluftwaffeexperten71774frm60

Dan/CorkyJr

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #5 on:** June 14, 2005, 03:49:19 PM »

I wonder why only the 1st post in those threads shows up.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2005, 03:57:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
I wonder why only the 1st post in those threads shows up.

Argh! Looks like they got 'attacked'. I hadn't read the threads in a while. Apparently somebody set out to wipe out the ezboards. Sounds like they think they can recover most of the data.

Might want to post a question there though. Those guys know their stuff.

Dan/CorkyJr

TDeacon · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2005, 04:05:26 PM »

Oboe,

Try the first link. It looks like "Dottie Mae" may be written on the left side.

BTW, why is that particular plane significant? :-)

MH

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2005, 04:16:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
Argh! Looks like they got 'attacked'. I hadn't read the threads in a while. Apparently somebody set out to wipe out the ezboards. Sounds like they think they can recover most of the data.

Might want to post a question there though. Those guys know their stuff.

Dan/CorkyJr

Yeah, it does look like a hacker attack. We had one completely wipe out the oldsmobile board a few months back.

frank3 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2005, 04:47:56 PM »

Oh my, it's still indentifiable! It's amazing to see the stars 'n stripes are still showing!

Guppy35 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2005, 05:38:08 PM »

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Originally posted by TDeacon
Oboe,

Try the first link. It looks like "Dottie Mae" may be written on the left side.

BTW, why is that particular plane significant? :-)

MH

Went down on V-E day. Last US fighter downed?

Pilot was a POW for only a few hours.

Dan/CorkyJr
Hoping that it's restored to exactly the way it was on that day and taken really really good care of.

Tails · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2005, 06:06:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
Pilot was a POW for only a few hours.

Serious question: Is that the shortest internment in history? Barring escape attempts that is.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2005, 01:52:01 AM »

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Originally posted by oboe
Is she Dottie May? Got any pics or profiles of her in her glory?

Exciting news - I assume she's a bubble top?

Someone turned up a photo of the bird on another forum

Turns out the loss was due to the pilot hitting his prop on the water while putting on a show for a nearby POW camp. He ende up ditching it and ending up in the camp for a few hours before the war ended.

Dan/CorkyJr

Oldman731 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2005, 07:31:13 AM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
Turns out the loss was due to the pilot hitting his prop on the water while putting on a show for a nearby POW camp.

And thus was born the Oldman Flying Technique.

- oldman

Mister Fork · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2005, 08:27:58 AM »

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Originally posted by Oldman731
And thus was born the Oldman Flying Technique.

- oldman