Without a slide show.
Posted on 05/02/2017 6:19:45 AM PDT by artichokegrower
The strategic bombing campaign during WWII cost the lives of roughly 160,000 Allied airmen and 33,700 planes in the European theater alone.
We have collected incredible images of the last moments of World War II bombers. Wherever possible we have added information to the images about the crew’s fate.
(Excerpt) Read more at warbitz.com ...
Right-LOTS of crud
Without a slide show.
Last summer I found three Browning Machine Gun .50 calibre spent shells on top of a mountain in Tokyo. They were manufactured in Des Moines, Iowa in 1944 and 1944. My favorite treasure hunting memorabilia so far. All I’ve talked to still have no idea why they would be there.
The worst website I have ever seen.
Many of the crew of these planes were about the same age as today’s snowflakes who cringe at the slightest perceived microagression and need to hide in their safe spaces with their coloring books. We are raising a generation of pussies.
This site is why you need an ad blocker for your browser.
I didn’t see a single ad. But you still have to click to go to the next photo, which is supposed to deliver a new set of ads to your screen.
One click is plenty. I won’t give them 25.
That’s funny. I had no trouble viewing the whole slideshow. Must be my ad blocker.
160,000 killed. Imagine the terror as the plane is hit and they spiral down.
Today we have the news media and the democrat party supporting our enemies.
The 25 combat missions minimum to get sent home was a death sentence because the probability of getting shot down on any mission was about 5%.
Thank you. Did the P-51 expell spent rounds? It does look like that in the movie clip.
I thought it might be from a Mitchell or a B-29, but I never found out if they expelled or stored the brass. You may be right. I’ll be going up there again this week. I’ll let you know if we get anything new.
Unfortunately there was no 'ejection' technology. Would have saved many lives.
in Jablonski's "Flying Fortress: The Illustrated Biography of the B-17s and the Men Who Flew Them". A must read if you are into WWII stuff. My first reaction was "Oh Crap! Another bad hit." Then I read his comment and it blew me away. It was along the line of "The fuselage has now been turned into a 250 mph wind tunnel" Never thought of that and figured they were all gone, but the site says some survived.
Another point he drove home. He asked if the reader has ever been on one of those rides that whip you around and you couldn't move because you were pinned fast to the seat. He said it was the same as the plane dropped down - you were pinned in place and didn't have a chance.
And knowing this, they flew mission after mission.
"The Greatest generation" indeed.
"Boeing B-17G Wee-Willie 42-31333 LG-W, 323th squadron of 91st bombing group, over Kranenburg, Germany, after her port wing was blown off by flak.
Only the pilot, Lieutenant Robert E. Fuller, and one crew member survived."
These pics are amazing. RIP to all of these airmen.
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