Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Greebo on September 18, 2023, 03:49:06 AM
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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.
(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=408105.0;attach=36894)
(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=408105.0;attach=36896)
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:aok
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Absolutely magnificent.
We'll have to fly it in formation with"Little Red Head II" to recreate that mission.
"FEATHER ONE!"
:banana:
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Nice!
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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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A bomber painted in proper colors. :aok
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Beautiful Liberator.
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Very nice Greebo. :aok