Amazing Newreel Footage of B24 Bombing Raid And Shoot Down
Added: Sep-12-2012
By: Thickhanger
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Tags: war, Thickhanger,
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By: Thickhanger
In: History
Tags: war, Thickhanger,
Marked as: approved
Views: 2049 | Comments: 33 | Votes: 3 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 1 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 1
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B-24M-15-CO "Brief" Serial Number 44-42058
USAAF
7th AF
494th BG
867th BS
c1945
May 4, 1945 Pilot 2nd Lt. Glenn R. Custer, O-2058730 (KIA / BNR)
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Irving R. Brown, O-778710 (KIA)
Navigator 2nd Lt Wallace F. Kaufman, O-931082 (POW - executed)
Bombardier 2nd Lt Norbert J. Giese, O-929814 (KIA)
Radio T/Sgt James R. Tenney, 32677148 (KIA)
Engineer Sgt Richard E. Grimes, 32974352 (KIA)
Nose Gunner Cpl Victor B. Wilson, 13195222 (KIA)
Top Turret Cpl Irving Topp, 12 More..
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bywawa17 (639.74) wawa17 View Channel Send Message
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@wawa17 Excellent follow-up. Thanks for sharing!
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bydownhill2400 (1307.88) downhill2400 View Channel Send Message
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@wawa17 Thankyou ;)
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bybandit1200 (2102.06) 
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The USAAF air crews had nuts bigger than medicine balls. We all owe them much thanks.
Posted Sep-12-2012 ByFast Bowler (8.50) 
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@RugOutFromUnderYou or the Poles.
Posted Sep-12-2012 ByTHX1979 (184.34) THX1979 View Channel Send Message
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AKA the "Flying Coffin", brave airmen
Posted Sep-12-2012 Byceltbrewer (144.10) 
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It wasnt shot down, it was hit by a bomb from an aircraft above it.
Posted Sep-12-2012 ByBawbag (761.60) 
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@Bawbag
You're right, that's actually clearly visible in the clip.
Not the only time this happened:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/685370905/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/686236676/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/685369667/in/photostream/
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bywawa17 (639.74) wawa17 View Channel Send Message
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@RugOutFromUnderYou
I stand corrected. http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-42058.html
"There is a myth about an American bomb striking the wing. We dispelled when Dan got his superbly cleaned up version [of this footage]. When looking frame by frame (which I have done for hours), one can see no bomb strike the wing (although you can see plenty of bombs falling from above, as he points out) and one can clearly see the wing explode from below. Even the vets from 494th go back and More..
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bywawa17 (639.74) wawa17 View Channel Send Message
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@RugOutFromUnderYou
http://71.161.103.2/reference/macrs/14351.pdf
Interesting stuff, and kind of sad.
Posted Sep-13-2012 Bywawa17 (639.74) wawa17 View Channel Send Message
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The airmen can't bail out when that happens. The spinning airplane generates centrifugal forces that pin the men inside like a carnival ride.
Posted Sep-12-2012 ByTexan_in_China (96.60) 
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Excellent footage. Bad chances for that crew bailing out from that burning B24.
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bystrela1 (408.14) 
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@strela1 Most of em died from the initial flak hit, and the shrapnel.
Posted Sep-12-2012 ByBlue3tar (480.10) 
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@Blue3tar Not a flak hit, it was hit by a bomb ("friendly fire"). Look closely.
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bywawa17 (639.74) wawa17 View Channel Send Message
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@RugOutFromUnderYou
You are right. http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-42058.html
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@strela1 Only one managed to bail out and was later executed: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-42058.html
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Damn !
Posted Sep-12-2012 Byggppgg (890.10) 
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It tolls for thee.
Posted Sep-12-2012 ByTHX1979 (184.34) THX1979 View Channel Send Message
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The shot of the plane losing it's wing has been seen many times but it's still one of the most graphic views of the danger our fly-boys were in back in the day.
I think the "Bomb through wing" in this case has to do with the angle of the camera filming that plane as it drops it's bombs. The plane was hit as it unloaded it's bombs and they appear to be passing through the wing.
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bydownhill2400 (1307.88) downhill2400 View Channel Send Message
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Love the old news reels... thanks Thickhanger
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bybandit1200 (2102.06) 
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looks like bombs dropped from above impacted the wing
Posted Sep-13-2012 Byibflyn_around (39.00) ibflyn_around View Channel Send Message
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Damn, RIP soldiers!
Posted Sep-13-2012 Byweekendaviator (248.50) 
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Wow, hope they jumped and were'nt taken by the enemy or eaten by shark.
Posted Sep-12-2012 ByBacon&Eggs (39.92) 
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mayday! mayday! gringo down!
Posted Sep-12-2012 Bydreamerduke213 (112.00) 
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@dreamerduke213 gringo is a racist slur, you should be given an infraction.
Posted Sep-12-2012 ByVikingRapeSquad (1330.90) 
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@VikingRapeSquad a fuck i give not bro
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