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Offline Greebo

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Heavenly Lambchop
« on: September 18, 2023, 03:49:06 AM »
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.



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Offline lyric1

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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2023, 04:09:07 AM »
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Offline Vraciu

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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2023, 06:50:37 AM »
Absolutely magnificent. 

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

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Offline Dadtallica

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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2023, 07:47:53 AM »
Nice!
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Offline oboe

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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2023, 08:55:57 AM »
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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Offline SIK1

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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2023, 09:11:12 AM »
A bomber painted in proper colors.  :aok
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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2023, 09:45:04 AM »
Beautiful Liberator.
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Offline JimmyD3

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Re: Heavenly Lambchop
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2023, 12:42:58 PM »
Very nice Greebo.  :aok
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