The Forgotten Libs of Angaur

Elwyn · **Posted:** Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:45 pm

tom d. friedman wrote:

why the tail????? "everbody likes a piece of tail...." even a corsair's!!

Maybe they needed it to build a table. :shock:

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:26 pm

i new that would get a few hardee harr harrs!!!! :lol:

george · **Joined:** Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:20 pm **Posts:** 435

Wendovertom - I recall seeing some pictures in the past of some of these Libs, and the cockpit sections were still attached to the fuselages, so I would think these cockpit sections might still remain.

RareBear · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:03 pm

This is slightly off topic, but was brought to mind with Tom's joke about the Corsair tail.

At the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, there is a rather tall building adjacent to the main assembly building. When asked what this structure was, an old-time Lockheed employee told me that it was the world's largest whorehouse. When asked to explain, he said that it was where the C-5 went to get its tail.

Walt

wendovertom · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:26 am

Man - that would be great if a cockpit section could be recovered - it seems like the nose wouldn't be terribly hard to fabricate. Here's to hoping!

Tom P.

Django · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:43 pm

Here's a blast from the past!

Have any other pics or info surfaced other than the single photo at Pacific Wrecks?
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/angaur.html

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Rob Mears wrote:

It's either a -1A or a -1D.

That is on Guam, right?

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Here is Anguar from Googlemaps

Seems like a silly place to put an island in our 'Island Hopping' campaign!!!!

Main, dump looks to be off the NE end of the strip as indicated in the Pacificwrecks website..,

found something else out of place on the extreme SE corner as well.

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:35 pm

That Corsair was continually shown in clips during the Reality TV show "Survivor: Palau" series a few year back.
Jerry

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Jerry O'Neill wrote:

That Corsair was continually shown in clips during the Reality TV show "Survivor: Palau" series a few year back.
Jerry

That may be true.., but OROTE Point is on Guam and that is where this wreck IS!

http://www.airdaleamericanhistory.com/W ... oint1.html

Holedigger · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:05 pm

Well, here is your Corsair tail from Anguar, seems to be more than 10 years old
http://www.dmgroom.com/travel/rtw98/pho ... anguar.JPG

Django · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:35 pm

Yes, yes, Corsairs are fine and dandy... how about the Liberators? :lol:

george · **Joined:** Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:20 pm **Posts:** 435

the 330thbg - I believe the Angaur graveyard with the Libs and Corsair is actually north of the road, near the ocean, under heavy jungle canopy, so not viewable from the air.

Also read that there is a Billy resting in the jungle. A fellow based there in the 70's cut off one of its prop blades. I wasn't aware that B-25s were based there, maybe one crash-landed on the island.

It seems pretty hard to find much info on the Angaur aircraft remains.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

I'm sure all that stuff will be long gone if the plans go through for the casino and resort...

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Holedigger wrote:

Well, here is your Corsair tail from Anguar, seems to be more than 10 years old
http://www.dmgroom.com/travel/rtw98/pho ... anguar.JPG

Now here is definate proof of the 'grayed' out stars and bars on that Corsair! LOL!!!!!

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