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Offline croduh

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Flying in tight formations
« on: September 15, 2008, 07:50:39 AM »
Has it's ups and downs ;)

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Offline Serenity

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Re: Flying in tight formations
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2008, 02:26:47 PM »
Quote from: croduh on September 15, 2008, 07:50:39 AM
Has it's ups and downs ;)

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Not to be the downer, but Im sure you know where that crew ended up...
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Offline SectorNine50

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Re: Flying in tight formations
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2008, 03:29:35 PM »
Do you think that bomber could make it home with just one horizontal stab?
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Offline avionix

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Re: Flying in tight formations
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2008, 03:39:01 PM »
If I remember correctly, the bomb severed the cables to the horizontal stab and went down.
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Offline Yossarian

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Re: Flying in tight formations
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2008, 03:54:25 PM »
If I'm thinking of the same incident, I don't think any of the crew survived.  :salute
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Offline abc123

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Re: Flying in tight formations
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2008, 04:28:46 PM »
Not really a winky face matter...
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Offline Serenity

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Re: Flying in tight formations
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2008, 08:39:44 PM »
Quote from: Yossarian on September 15, 2008, 03:54:25 PM
If I'm thinking of the same incident, I don't think any of the crew survived.  :salute

They didn't.  :salute
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Offline Widewing

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Re: Flying in tight formations
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2008, 10:41:27 PM »
Quote from: Serenity on September 15, 2008, 08:39:44 PM
They didn't.  :salute

That B-17F of the 332 squadron, 94 BG had its remaining elevator jammed in the nose down position. R/T chatter indicated that the pilots were going to try break it free. By the time they realized it wasn't going to move, they were nearly in a vertical dive at high speed. They had only about 1/2 minute to decide. No parachutes where seen before it broke up.

More than a few B-17s can home with a horizontal stab missing. As long as the elevator is free, it's flyable.


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Offline Serenity

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Re: Flying in tight formations
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2008, 01:30:47 AM »
Quote from: Widewing on September 15, 2008, 10:41:27 PM
That B-17F of the 332 squadron, 94 BG had its remaining elevator jammed in the nose down position. R/T chatter indicated that the pilots were going to try break it free. By the time they realized it wasn't going to move, they were nearly in a vertical dive at high speed. They had only about 1/2 minute to decide. No parachutes where seen before it broke up.

More than a few B-17s can home with a horizontal stab missing. As long as the elevator is free, it's flyable.


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Widewing

Yeah, B-17s have survived much worse. I recalled reading about that bird not making it though.
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