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Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Guppy35 on May 12, 2007, 12:26:02 AM
I am an expert in this area but this one tonite was a bit of fun.  In the furball over TT and got clobbered.  Somehow managed to limp away smoking and bleeding.  Outbound single engine on the deck hoping to land at the VH before I bleed to death.  Spit 8 comes racing in to finish me.  Got him to overshoot, and shot him to bits.  Another guy augered trying to finish off my wreck at the same time.  Went from 3-5 kills while mostly blacked out :)

Blacked out as I tried to land it at the VH but bounced, bent the props and rolled to a stop for the ditch.  Not sure my crew chief can fix this one :)
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/wrek38.jpg)
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/38Wreck3.jpg)
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: DiabloTX on May 12, 2007, 12:34:45 AM
And Viking thinks the 38 if fragile, hehe.
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Treize69 on May 12, 2007, 01:05:27 AM
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Originally posted by DiabloTX
And Viking thinks the 38 if fragile, hehe.


I've said it before, I'll say it again, the old girl can take a beating...

(http://80thfs.homestead.com/Damage_1.jpg)
(http://80thfs.homestead.com/Damage_2.jpg)
(http://80thfs.homestead.com/Damage_4.jpg)

And lets see you beat this one Danny Boy...

(http://80thfs.homestead.com/Landin_like_Dan.jpg)

:p
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Guppy35 on May 12, 2007, 01:08:16 AM
Beat that one tonite no problem :)

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/wrecked38.jpg)
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Stang on May 12, 2007, 01:08:54 AM
:aok
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Treize69 on May 12, 2007, 01:21:25 AM
You are the King.
(http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/style_emoticons/Default2/bow.gif)

But at least I got credit for a succesful landing on mine (scorepotato that I am).
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Krusty on May 12, 2007, 01:37:42 AM
Can anybody join this party? This one I took a while back 'bout a month or two.

Note the one engine was dead and the other was losing oil. I think I dinged the prop on landing, but was on 1 engine anyways!

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/858_1178951814_p38_roughsortie.jpg)
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Souless on May 12, 2007, 01:43:05 AM
bah krustt yours suxxors dan's is much better
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Saxman on May 12, 2007, 01:46:01 AM
I don't have screens of it, but I brought an F4U in without elevators once. Even stuck it on concrete. ;)

WOULD have done it once more, but I came to a stop on the big pad right as the full payload of a Lanc formation overshot the FHs. :p
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Krusty on May 12, 2007, 01:47:53 AM
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Originally posted by Souless
bah krustt yours suxxors dan's is much better


Maybe, but it's not my fault! I didn't have a PW to help me get a better screenshot!!

:rofl
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Guppy35 on May 12, 2007, 02:10:38 AM
Yer a long way from challenging for  my 38 wrecking title :)
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Snap23.jpg)
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Damionte on May 12, 2007, 02:57:29 AM
HA! even the camera crashed on that one !
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: NitroFish on May 12, 2007, 10:41:15 PM
Corky always has great screen shot and the best.
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Wes14 on May 12, 2007, 11:00:54 PM
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Originally posted by Guppy35
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Snap23.jpg)


i thought thats how you were supposed to land:rolleyes:


but nice pic :aok
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: ink on May 12, 2007, 11:29:18 PM
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Beat that one tonite no problem :)

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/wrecked38.jpg)



this is priceless
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Krusty on May 12, 2007, 11:54:50 PM
But how much of that is "made it home safely" and how much of that is "really screwed up the final approach"?
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Larry on May 13, 2007, 01:39:56 AM
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Originally posted by ink
this is priceless


Guess who mad ehim that way? :D
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: halcyon on May 13, 2007, 01:43:57 AM
I know this aint a p38, but it's a pretty violent landing nonetheless.

The mission was to sink a CV, which I accomplished but not after getting hit in 3 of my 4 gas tanks, my left wheel and tail wheel gone, 1 engine gone, all turrets out, oil leaks in my number 1 & 2 engines, and a pilot wound.
My engines cut out about 500 yards from the runway after running out of fuel, at which point I was too fast from anticipating a long glide (I climbed too high).

Slammed down on one wheel, and had to keep wings level while braking with my only remaining gear. End result, I couldn't bleed all the speed off before I got to the end of the runway, so I hit full right rudder (had enough speed for it to matter) and the plane's left wing gouged the cement, ripping it off and spinning the plane around to face the direction I had landed.

My crew threw up all over the back.

(http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7669/ahss4lk6.jpg)
Title: How to wreck a 38 and still walk away...
Post by: Viking on May 13, 2007, 01:52:14 AM
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Originally posted by DiabloTX
And Viking thinks the 38 if fragile, hehe.


Yeah, just look how many pieces that are missing! ;) :D