Author Topic: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos) (Read 562 times)

Hades55 · « **on:** August 01, 2003, 11:14:01 PM »

I have post it again before one year,i know, but i repost it for the new guys
here. Its a taste of what these mens
had to face up there and also a good
lesson about gunnery and results.
Some of them (holes) is 20mm german ofcourse.
http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/contents.htm

Rutilant · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2003, 11:23:05 PM »

Lol..

Ruh roh!

jamusta · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2003, 11:24:37 PM »

Rut use to do that to me all the time.....

Rutilant · « **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2003, 11:29:11 PM »

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On one occasion the Germans tried dropping bombs from a captured B-17 onto a formation attacking the Rhineland. Luckily, the bombs didn't explode as they crunched through this 331st Bomb Group B-17's wing trailing edge.

Told you i wasnt being unrealistic...

Rutilant · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2003, 11:34:23 PM »

LOL!

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A rocket fired by an enemy fighter inflicted this damage on The Sack, a B-17 of the 379th Group. A 14-inch fragment of the rocket tore the pants off of the turret gunner without hurting him.

Hades55 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2003, 01:11:24 AM »

Some more photos, B26 this time.....
http://pages.zdnet.com/vancell/b26tailgunner/id12.html

Lone Wolf · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2003, 01:16:15 PM »

[I bet Mute was the pilot droping the bombs!!
LW (with a long memory)

QUOTE]Originally posted by Rutilant
Lol..

Ruh roh! [/QUOTE]

ccvi · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2003, 01:49:08 PM »

Damage on which parts don't the pictures show? That's where to aim so they don't make it home...

Rutilant · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2003, 01:54:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Hades55
Some more photos, B26 this time.....
http://pages.zdnet.com/vancell/b26tailgunner/id12.html

Can't view page..

because the music is so damned annoyin!

davidpt40 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 03, 2003, 11:01:46 AM »

The entire crew was killed in Rutilants's picture. Accounts say that the bomber eased out of formation then went into a very steep dive. I bet the control cables for the other elevator snapped.

Anyone know if the B17 had seperate control cables for each elevator?

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2003, 01:20:02 PM »

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because the music is so damned annoyin!

AMEN!!!!!

acepilot2 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2003, 01:38:49 PM »

hmm...looked at some of those b17 nose shots.

The bombadier wasn't having a good day after that.