The After Photos.......

[Jack Cook]

B-17G landing after flak hit

F6F-5 after flak hit

B-29 after prop came off

After the ground loop

B-29 after the flak hit

B-29 after ?

what she looked like after the pilot sobered up

My cousin's F4U after getting to close to the flaming Zero!

Brad after trying to check oil on Corsair

[Mudge]

Jack...Please 'splain the caption on the last photo. 'pears to me to be standing on the wing of a Mustang.

Mudge the dense

[skybolt2003]

Mustang? That's a Jug.

[bdk]

No, that is the radial engined version of the Mustang...

[Jack Cook]

Please 'splain the caption on the last photo

Let's leave that to Brad to explain. Let's just say he's not to good
at checking the oil. BTW-there is a video!

[Mudge]

JUG....SCHMUG...It ain't a Corsair.

Mudge the chastised

[Jack Cook]

BTW: photo auction........BID-BID-BID!!

[mjanovec]

Did that B-29 explode...possibly from the detonation of it's own bombs?? Or is it more likely that it took a bomb hit from an enemy plane?

If you look at the other B-29, you can see sheet metal on the tail looks like it has been bent in from the concussion of the explosion.

[coldaffyduck]

In reference to the last photo, if an in-line would have been leaking that bad it never would have made it back to the airport. Actually it reminds me of our C-60's right engine after a normal 3 hour flight.

[Second Air Force]

Great photos as usual!

As to the badly singed B-29-this was the result of a bomb-arming accident, if my memory serves. I've seen this photo in a reference somewhere, and "Last Resort" had to be scrapped due to the extensive structural damage. I don't recall how many fatalities, but this shows how dangerous some of the ground crew jobs can be.

[Phantom1200]

You guys post some of the best photos on this site, keep them coming.

[slinky]

On the B-29, the wrinkled metal is most likely from the intense heat from the B-29 that burned to the ground in the foreground of the picture. A blast from an exploding B-29 and possible bomb load would have done considerable damage....and the damage being localized could have a lot to do with the wind direction and flame path. And you are right about the photos. I am amazed and look forward to the forum each day for the info and pics posted by all. Thanks for sharing to all that take the effort. It is greatly appreciated buy this warbird nut!

[retroaviation]

Jack, what's the story behind the burned up Corsair?

Oh, and I have a copy of that instructional video of Brad teaching everyone how to check oil in a Corsair. It's a good learnin' tool.

Gary

[drgondog]

Retro - no bend in that 'wang'. definitely a 47 sans a couple of cylinders that the pilot left 'somewhere else'.

[Jack Cook]

no bend in that 'wang'. definitely a 47 sans a couple of cylinders that the pilot left 'somewhere else'.

defently Brad and the FG. I recognise to 1000 yard stare and the massive quanities of oil. Gary gets it though.

what's the story behind the burned up Corsair?

My cousin Don was on his 3rd combat tour flying F4U-1Ds with VMF-112 Wolfpack on the USS Bennington.
The story I got from the fellow who send me the photo
was that Don was hit in a fight and stayed in it
and downed a Frank (I think). Anyway by the time he got back to the boat his Corsair which had been smoking the
whole time started burning. He made a good landing and jumped
out in the nick of time. He got his 2nd DFC for that flight.
I believe this was in April or early May-45 has he was KIA May 26th.