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Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: 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
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: Rutilant on August 01, 2003, 11:23:05 PM
Lol..

(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/photos/tail/bombed_tail1.jpg)


Ruh roh!
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: jamusta on August 01, 2003, 11:24:37 PM
Rut use to do that to me all the time.....
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: Rutilant on August 01, 2003, 11:29:11 PM
(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/photos/wings/wingedge.jpg)

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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... ;)
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: Rutilant on August 01, 2003, 11:34:23 PM
(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/photos/body/radroom1.gif)


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.
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: Hades55 on August 02, 2003, 01:11:24 AM
Some more photos, B26 this time.....
http://pages.zdnet.com/vancell/b26tailgunner/id12.html
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: Lone Wolf 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..

(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/photos/tail/bombed_tail1.jpg)


Ruh roh! [/QUOTE]
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: ccvi 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...
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: Rutilant 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!
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: davidpt40 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?
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: B17Skull12 on August 03, 2003, 01:20:02 PM
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because the music is so damned annoyin!

AMEN!!!!!
Title: Battle-damaged B-17s (real photos)
Post by: acepilot2 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.