5 thoughts on ““Heavy” – imagine the turbulence it had”
With about half the controls gone (flaps, aerolons (sp?), the tail, etc.), I wonder how they could control the plane.
not sure it this helps, but I used to rent a Chris Craft Commander as a livaboard, and one day I took it out and the steering cable broke – but I used my tater and the twin motors to steer it back to port
Not any kind of an expert but my understanding was the B 26 was a handful for even the better pilots when it was completely intact. More like riding the high strung steed over Old Dobbin.
Photograph taken on 10 July 1944 over German-occupied Italy, en route to bomb the railway bridge near Marzabotto. Shortly after the photograph was taken the bomber went into an uncontrolled spin, trapping the crew within. It crashed with its full bomb load.
The crash site was eventually discovered in the 1990s and a memorial plaque erected.
“The crew was declared missing in action. The unidentified remains were buried on site. In 1947 the remains were moved to the U.S. military cemetery at Castelfiorentino, Italy. On December 7, 1949 the remains of the six crew members, still unidentified, were buried in the U.S. at Jefferson Barracks. On Sept. 20, 1991 the six crewmen, now identified, received a full military burial; they are buried together in Section 79, Site 382A-B. ” [source added in “website” field.]
With about half the controls gone (flaps, aerolons (sp?), the tail, etc.), I wonder how they could control the plane.
not sure it this helps, but I used to rent a Chris Craft Commander as a livaboard, and one day I took it out and the steering cable broke – but I used my tater and the twin motors to steer it back to port
Not any kind of an expert but my understanding was the B 26 was a handful for even the better pilots when it was completely intact. More like riding the high strung steed over Old Dobbin.
Photograph taken on 10 July 1944 over German-occupied Italy, en route to bomb the railway bridge near Marzabotto. Shortly after the photograph was taken the bomber went into an uncontrolled spin, trapping the crew within. It crashed with its full bomb load.
The crash site was eventually discovered in the 1990s and a memorial plaque erected.
“The crew was declared missing in action. The unidentified remains were buried on site. In 1947 the remains were moved to the U.S. military cemetery at Castelfiorentino, Italy. On December 7, 1949 the remains of the six crew members, still unidentified, were buried in the U.S. at Jefferson Barracks. On Sept. 20, 1991 the six crewmen, now identified, received a full military burial; they are buried together in Section 79, Site 382A-B. ” [source added in “website” field.]
thank you for that!
Here is Rude African’s link: