Interesting WWII pics

magic452 · 11-25-12, 02:49 AM

My brother- in-law sent me this link, thought you might enjoy.
Lots of pics.

Magic

Betonov · 11-25-12, 03:13 AM

Link ??

Cybermat47 · 11-25-12, 03:58 AM

Is your brother-in-law still sending it?

TarJak · 11-25-12, 04:34 AM

What are you guys talking about.The secret link works fine for me.

troopie · 11-25-12, 05:07 AM

^Yes, that's right. You just have to click the first line of post #6.

Cool pics btw Magic

Hottentot · 11-25-12, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by troopie

^Yes, that's right. You just have to click the first line of post #6.

Cool pics btw Magic

Yes! This line here!

I agree, very cool pics!

Jimbuna · 11-25-12, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

What are you guys talking about.The secret link works fine for me.

LOL

Rockstar · 11-25-12, 08:30 AM

Oh now I get it

. That was a good one I'll have to remember that.

magic452 · 11-26-12, 01:39 AM

OOPS

don't know what happened other than I forgot to put in the link. Last thing I did before logging off.

http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...ish=15&start=0

Magic

Cybermat47 · 11-26-12, 03:00 AM

Nice!

and an inverted

troopie · 11-26-12, 03:56 AM

Wow, worth the wait. Cheers Magic.

Love the B-17 named 'Boomerang'!

troopie · 11-26-12, 04:45 AM

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Ive just done a net search and discovered it ditched safely near the US fleet, but only the pilot Bob King was aboard. The other two crew members had bailed out after a midair collision with a 2nd Avenger took off part of the wing (flown by Bob Cosbie which spun into the sea killing all aboard) during a strike on Chichi Jima.

Source: 'Flyboys' by James Bradley (Little, Brown: Boston, 2003) pgs. 291-301-
Jesse Naul was flying a 3rd Avenger and said- "I was behind Cosbie's plane. Suddenly, antiaircraft fire shot Cosbie's right wing off.
His plane went into a clockwise spin, It slammed into King's plane and the propeller hit King's left wing and chewed off four feet of it.
King's plane then went into a spin."
King thought they would crash, so he told his crew to bail out. Jimmy and Grady bailed out (and were captured and killed by the Japs)
King had his seat belt off, fixing to bail out, and to his surprise, he got the plane straight, he kept flying, nursing his damaged Avenger back to his carrier (USS Bennington). He was accompanied by other planes from the squadron.
All who saw the torpedo bomber still airborne with most of its left wing missing were amazed.
"We told him his landing gear wouldn't work, that he shouldn't even try," Naul said. "We told him he'd have to make a water landing."
King ditched his plane near the fleet."
After his bad jolt, King spent the night in sick bay, but he was alive. He was also a changed man.
"King was the most heartbroken man I ever saw in my life," Sengewalt told Bradley. "He lost two men and lived. He didn't say much. I think he never really recovered from that flight, he was so moved. We knew what he went through; no one blamed him. What he did was almost miraculous."

Very sobering.

Stealhead · 11-26-12, 02:49 PM

They called it Grumman Iron Works for a reason.Study air frames.

danasan · 11-26-12, 03:50 PM

This is impressive:

Jimbuna · 11-26-12, 04:06 PM

WOW....explanation please

11-25-12, 02:49 AM	#1
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Interesting WWII pics My brother- in-law sent me this link, thought you might enjoy. Lots of pics. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

11-25-12, 03:58 AM	#3
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11-25-12, 05:07 AM	#5
troopie Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oz Posts: 507 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	^Yes, that's right. You just have to click the first line of post #6. Cool pics btw Magic __________________ Serial pest

11-26-12, 01:39 AM	#9
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	OOPS don't know what happened other than I forgot to put in the link. Last thing I did before logging off. http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...ish=15&start=0 Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

11-26-12, 03:00 AM	#10
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	Nice! and an inverted __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

11-25-12, 03:13 AM	#2
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Link ??

11-25-12, 04:34 AM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	What are you guys talking about.The secret link works fine for me.

11-25-12, 08:30 AM	#8
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Oh now I get it . That was a good one I'll have to remember that.

11-26-12, 03:56 AM	#11
troopie Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oz Posts: 507 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Wow, worth the wait. Cheers Magic. Love the B-17 named 'Boomerang'! __________________ Serial pest

11-26-12, 02:49 PM	#13
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	They called it Grumman Iron Works for a reason.Study air frames.

11-26-12, 03:50 PM	#14
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	This is impressive: __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

11-26-12, 04:06 PM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	WOW....explanation please __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!