Author Topic: Odd P51 question (Read 1418 times)

sullie363 · « **on:** October 13, 2007, 08:49:41 AM »

This is something off the military channel. There was no explanation in the show and I couldn't find anything online. Anybody know the story behind this?

Viking · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2007, 08:52:29 AM »

Killshooter was off that day.

Spikes · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2007, 09:01:20 AM »

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Originally posted by Viking
Killshooter was off that day.

Bronk · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2007, 09:05:40 AM »

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Originally posted by Viking
Killshooter was off that day.

He wasn't chess piece loyal?

Bronk

Lusche · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2007, 09:14:55 AM »

The American flag stand for a C-47 that Cpt. Louis. E. Curdes straffed on February 10th 1944 which had just landed at a Japanese airfield on the Phillipines. He figured that it would be a Japanese plane very soon, if not having been one already.

Urchin · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2007, 09:19:52 AM »

IIRC that happened several times. One P-61 (I think) crew shot down a US bomber that was about to land at a Japanese field.

I've read of several other stories, but I can't remember the details.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2007, 10:58:30 AM »

While we're onto this, the nose of the B-17 Miss Con Duct had a bunch of bomb markings, some air kills, and two ducks painted on the nose...what the heck are the ducks?

SgtPappy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:11:12 AM »

Sounds like some kind of decoying mission....

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2007, 12:00:56 PM »

I believe the story behind that is that a U.S. C-47/R4D was going to land on a Japanese held island. The P-51 pilot carefully popped both engines on the transport forcing them to ditch at sea, and they were rescued by friendlies.

And there were several who flew both in Europe and the Pacific. The majority I read about said the Japanese were more difficult to shoot down.

sullie363 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 13, 2007, 12:12:05 PM »

Very interesting, thanks.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 13, 2007, 12:36:58 PM »

Savage has the story corrrect. It was prior to landing and the C47 had to ditch. Apparently it turned out that a nurse Curdes knew was on the transport as well

He's flown 38s with the 82nd FG in the MTO first where he got his LW and Italian kills.

sullie363 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2007, 03:27:26 PM »

So a C47, flown by Americans, was going to land at a Japanese field and instead of getting on the radio to ask why, the P51 shoots out its engines. I somehow feel like I'm missing something here lol.

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2007, 04:13:32 PM »

Sounds like he didn't like that nurse.

I'm not sure what the big deal was, the Japanese manufactured C-47s for their own use. B-25s would occassionally shoot them down on strafing missions.

Tac · « **Reply #13 on:** October 13, 2007, 07:44:57 PM »

I may be wrong Sullie.. i read about this story long ago.

I think he fired on the c47's engines to make them ditch when the transport was landing on a field that had been overrun by Japanese forces and the goon pilot was apparently unaware.

Grendel · « **Reply #14 on:** October 14, 2007, 03:20:20 AM »

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Originally posted by sullie363
So a C47, flown by Americans, was going to land at a Japanese field and instead of getting on the radio to ask why, the P51 shoots out its engines. I somehow feel like I'm missing something here lol.

Incompatible radios, mmmm?