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Greebo
Skinner Team
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Heavenly Lambchop
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September 18, 2023, 03:49:06 AM »
Thank you to Vraciu who suggested I skin this aircraft and who found me the info for it.
"Heavenly Lambchop" was a PB4Y flown by the US Navy's Fleet Photographic Squadron 5 based on the Pacific island of Guam in 1945. On January 15th it formed part of a flight of three PB4Ys who were tasked with photographing the Japanese naval base at Truk lagoon. On route one of their escorting P-38s flown by Lt. Joseph Devona lost an engine and "Heavenly Lambchop" was ordered to detach and escort it back to base. Shortly after this the P-38 lost its other engine so the pilot bailed out over the ocean. After locating his life raft the PB4Y circled him for six hours until a US destroyer arrived to pick him up. They eventually landed back at Guam after a flight of thirteen and a half hours.
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lyric1
Skinner Team
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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
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September 18, 2023, 04:09:07 AM »
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Vraciu
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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
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September 18, 2023, 06:50:37 AM »
Absolutely magnificent.
We'll have to fly it in formation with"Little Red Head II" to recreate that mission.
"FEATHER ONE!"
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”KILLER V”
Charter Member of the P-51 Mustang Skin Mafia
King of the Hill Champ, Tour 219
The Damned
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Dadtallica
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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
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September 18, 2023, 07:47:53 AM »
Nice!
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Back in 2022 after a loooooong break from 2010. Old name Ratpack, same for the BBS.
Squad I did the most tours with were the Excaliburs then The 172nd Rabid Dogs. Still trying to talk Illigaf, Coola, Oldman22, and Joecrow into coming back instead of being boring old farts!
oboe
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Posts: 9795
Re: Heavenly Lambchop
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September 18, 2023, 08:55:57 AM »
Spectacular!
Kudos to her crew for circling a downed pilot for 6 hours to ensure his recovery. That's devotion and comradeship, and putting inter-service rivalries aside.
The Lib sure looks good in two-tone blue.
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SIK1
AH Training Corps
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Posts: 3699
Re: Heavenly Lambchop
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September 18, 2023, 09:11:12 AM »
A bomber painted in proper colors.
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JG54
Devil 505
Aces High CM Staff
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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
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September 18, 2023, 09:45:04 AM »
Beautiful Liberator.
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Kommando Nowotny
FlyKommando.com
JimmyD3
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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
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September 18, 2023, 12:42:58 PM »
Very nice Greebo.
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Kenai77
CO Sic Puppies MWK
USAF 1971-76
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