Warbird Information Exchange

Originally posted by Mark Allen

Part 1

For those who may know additional information, please post ... thx as usual.


Oxford ramming a parked Mosquito.


A pair of crunched Bf-109's


B-26 Maruader/41-17569 and B-25 Mitchell/42-53435 involved in a ground collision, New Caledonia 1943.


A pair for 390th Bomb Group B-17 Flying fortress's involved in a collision, January 1945.


A-20 Havoc after running into a parked P-47 Thunderbolt.


A pair of 401st BG B-17 Flying Fortress's after colliding.


P-40C Warhawk/41-13393 of the 66th PS/57th PG, after colliding with its wingman during takeoff on September 15, 1941.


Westland Whirlwind/P7101 crashed at Matlask 30 June 30, 1942


Skyraiders of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-121 "Green Knights" getting a little too chummy with P2V Neptune/Bu. 128348.


Skyraiders of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-121 "Green Knights" getting a little too chummy with P2V Neptune/Bu. 128348.


Drop top F6F Hellcat.


SB2C Helldiver and F4U Corsair after colliding on April 13, 1945.


SBD Dauntless after colliding with a L-Bird (Type ?).


2 x P-47 Thunderbolts (44-88311 and unknown) involved in a stateside taxi accident.


4 x P-47 Thunderbolts (44-88311 and unknown) involved in a stateside taxi accident.


Bf 109E/'White 4' of JG 77, taxiing incident on Roman airfield, June 23, 1941.


A pair of B-17 Flying Fortress's involved in a ground collision.

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Interesting to think that all of those airframes would be excellent candidates for a full restoration to airworthiness these days.

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P-47 pile-up is rather strange, no? It seems almost comical.

Very cool thread! I have a question. I don't think I've ever seen a tiger moth in U.S. Markings. Was that another example of reverse lend lease?

Part 2


P-51B Mustang and a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless had an unexpected meeting on the ramp in Inglewood, CA.


B-24 Liberator/42-94894 'Flying Ginny' of the 490th Bomb Group that had collided with another B-24 Liberator/42-50294 'Madame Shoo Shoo'


B-24 Liberator/42-94894 'Flying Ginny' of the 490th Bomb Group that had collided with another B-24 Liberator/42-50294 'Madame Shoo Shoo'


AT-11 Kansan/41-27366 crashed into a SO3C Seamew.


B-17 Flying Fortress from the 305th BG after running over a Piper L-4 Grasshopper.


AT-11 Kansan/41-27667 after colliding with a U.S, Navy Wildcat, November 12, 1942

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It is interesting in the second B-24 prang photo how the aft section of 'Flying Ginny' seems to be just gone... We can see the side of the fuselage with the star and bar, but no twisted/wrecked tail feathers? That is most likely laying on the ground under the second aircraft, but it sure looks clean.
Thanks for another great post Mark!!

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Yes, PT-24 if all the paperwork was done. Various batches, including Australian- and Canadian-built
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17c.htm
https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/ ... -queen-bee
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/20302

The P2V-5 with the Skyraiders seems to have been the offender....as there is one feathered prop, and the Spads were all tied down...

P-47s appear to be at an Island Base in the Pacific, and were having the shipping preservatives removed. Apparently the chocks were removed too. Note how there are engine and pitot covers on the planes...so taxiing was probably not happening.

The 109’s and many of the aircraft appear factory fresh....meaning mechanics were probably taxiing!

F6F Hellcat looks run over, note how Armor plate is bent forward, and the rear fuselage spine is gone! Left wing is bent too....

that tandem wing B-24 is most impressive.

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1. The A-20 & P-47 - the A-20 still has a canopy cover on.

2. The four P-47's - would like to know the real story.

3. Skyraiders - wish we could make out all the Bu No's.

Ken

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These two don't appear to be the same accident. The left main gear of the following aircraft is on the left side of the vertical stabilizer of 44-88311. In the bottom picture, the only craft that ended up in this arrangement were the last two...and the serial looks to be different and the following P-47 has a drop tank.

I'm thinking flipped by the look of the wing and prop blade. The vertical isn't wiped forward, but smashed straight down. If the plane had forward momentum left after the flip (backwards to the plan when inverted) the armor would be bent forward like it is. If my interpretation is correct, the pilot may not have fared well.