Heavenly Lambchop

[Greebo]

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.

[lyric1]

 

[Vraciu]

Absolutely magnificent. 

We'll have to fly it in formation with"Little Red Head II" to recreate that mission.   

"FEATHER ONE!"

[Dadtallica]

Nice!

[oboe]

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.

[SIK1]

A bomber painted in proper colors. 

[Devil 505]

Beautiful Liberator.

[JimmyD3]

Very nice Greebo.