WW2 aircraft wrecks

Dec 30, 2018 4:34 PM

clevermotherfucker

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P-38

Japanese Zero

P-40 in the Sahara desert

Ju-88 in Svalbard

B-24 Liberator in Libya

Lockheed Ventura in Papua New Guinea, Same type of plane my grandfather served on, used for hunting subs.

B-17 "Black Jack"

Bell P-39, somewhere in Russia

Another Zero

Grumman F6F Hellcat

Japanese "Jake" sea plane

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, also called the Jug

North American B-25 Bomber in Papua New Guinea

An RAF Avro Shackleton West Sahara

Lady Be Good, B-24 Liberator, a link to her story:
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Be_Good_(aircraft) ]

Another shot of the Lady Be Good

Boeing B-17, the Gray Ghost

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7 years ago (deleted Oct 21, 2024 11:52 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

7 years ago | Likes 62 Dislikes 0

I hate war but i like planes !

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Not exactly what we meant by into the wild blue yonder, but close enough I guess.

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I like how that P-39 just has like a regular car style door on it

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Cool post

7 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 1

thanks

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Volare!

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I can only think about how many bodies are still in those

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Not anymore. Just skeletons now

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No.6: Hello freaks!

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#5 is the "Lady Be Good" referred to in later pictures.

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Good stuff +1

7 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

thank you

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Don't see anything wrong with 'Jake' as a sea plane that's his natural habitat

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you beat me too it +1

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Lady Be Good story was very interesting! Thanks!

7 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

Ray Mears did an episode on it. Very interesting.

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#12 : my fav fighter of the era. Glad they continued name: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog"

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Do they still fly?

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Yes

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What a soothing post. Thank you @ Op

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Lady Be Good was made into a film (based on): Sole Survivor. Worth a watch

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Crash landing in the desert is horrifying. At sea you might see a boat or a plane. In the middle of the desert chance of rescue is near 0

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Dot

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Any coordinates?

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sorry. Didnt think to gather that

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Someone should collect and reuse these metals and other material.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

they did for the most part. some of these are some of the most remote wrecks.

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being turned into coral reef habitats is the only thing those zeroes are good for.

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From Zero to Hero

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Tell that to the american wildcat pilots

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I heard that they’re also good for aerial tours of Oahu.

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There was a movie starring William Shatner, "Sole Survivor" 1970 based loosely off the Lady Be Good, it was interesting.

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Also an episode of Twilight Zone based on her.

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Yeah forgot about that one!

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Did you know there are more planes under the sea than there are submarines in the sky?

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Did you know there are more submarines on land than airplanes in my posession?

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Did you know the Russians tried to invent a flying submarine

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FUN FACT: there are more planes in the bottom of the sea than submarines in the sky. Let that sink in...

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what does that sink want now

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The RAF Shackelton isn't a WWII wreck. The Shackleton's first flight was in 1949. The particular Shackleton in the picture was from the 1/2

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South African Air Force. It made a forced landing in the Sahara after 2 of it's engines failed in flight, all crew survived. 2/3

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There's a documentary about it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCemSU7kAdc 3/3

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Thanks!

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