P-51D Crash Circa 1945

[Jack Cook]

I think the pilot bent every square inch of this bird.
Hey Gary, I guess he should have had a bomb to
land on eh?:lol:

[PhantomAce08]

Ouch!

Was the pilot OK?

[tom d. friedman]

i couldn't have done it any better!!

[retroaviation]

That's gotta be the mechanic out there checking out the damage and cussing his pilot!

Gary

[visaliaaviation]

It was obviously a "good landing".

[Paul Patist]

Or is this the result of a bomb attack to the airfield?

[Jack Cook]

This was a replacement a/c for the 354th FG and was wrecked by the ferry pilot upon landing.

[mike furline]

This was a replacement a/c for the 354th FG and was wrecked by the ferry pilot upon landing.

Perhaps he was suppose to deliver it as a "parts" plane?

Regards,
Mike

[mustangdriver]

As John Wayne would say, "termites". The mechanic was probably told, have it ready for the mission in the morning!

Glad I didn't have to write that line report!

Dan

[Dan K]

Nothing a little bailing wire, some chewing gum, and a good spit shine couldn't cure.

[PhantomAce08]

Nothing a little bailing wire, some chewing gum, and a good spit shine couldn't cure.

What? No Duct Tape?

[Dan K]

No such creature as DUCT tape in WWII, Junior.

Now if you're talking about DUCK tape--sure, but that was for fancy repair stations in rear areas.

[Swiss Mustangs]

P-51D-20-NA 44-63820 - flown by a pilot (Robert N. Blakeslee) from the 1st Transport Group, 326th Ferrying Squadron; crashed on landing at airfield A-98 Rosieres En Haye on 13th February 1945

Martin

[fotobass]

That's gotta be the mechanic out there checking out the damage and cussing his pilot!

Gary

Mebbe so, but if he'd have made the poor guy a taxiway there wouldn't have been a problem...htat's on emonster chuckhole.