b26flakx

B26

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on 2004-May-13 06:48:02 Anonymous coward said

Mark S
I HATE it when that happens...
on 2004-Jun-01 03:41:14 Anonymous coward said

TM
that dude is seriously f&c%ed. bummer
on 2004-Jul-17 11:22:17 Anonymous coward said

mb
right engine seems to be picking up some vibration....uhh...nevermind...
on 2004-Jul-22 07:42:26 Anonymous coward said

sorin
the pilot gived the order to bail out and the engine did so
on 2004-Jul-31 22:45:48 Anonymous coward said

Dave
"Light and inaccurate flak, my ass!
on 2004-Aug-09 19:26:16 Anonymous coward said

PH
Bob, I got a #2 Engine off light, and I do mean OFF!
on 2004-Sep-18 06:07:15 Anonymous coward said

Foxfire
This is a WW II pic. I remember seeing it in a book. As I remember, the engine was hit by flak (Japanese, I think).
on 2004-Oct-22 21:42:34 Anonymous coward said

HJ
Try European FLAK...silver B-26s were very numerous over there due to shorter ranges involved. By the time we started keeping aircraft in natural finish in Pacific, B-29s were doing all the heavy lifting
on 2004-Nov-20 15:36:05 Anonymous coward said

M4V3R!CK
did they make it home?
on 2004-Dec-06 06:34:04 Anonymous coward said

mech 1
ground crew chief "i told you to use all the bolts"
on 2004-Dec-15 16:20:04 Anonymous coward said

luca
I read that that this photo was taken over Italy. 88 mm flak...
on 2005-Jan-12 21:38:18 Anonymous coward said

cj5_pilot
Just remember, any government purchased aircraft was built by the lowest bidder...
on 2005-Jan-31 09:02:52 Anonymous coward said

Bill W.
Gives new meaning to "We've lost #2"
on 2005-Feb-25 11:04:25 Anonymous coward said

tomtom
kicsit sok volt a gáz
on 2005-Jun-04 23:17:45 Anonymous coward said

crapweasel
Who invited the Klingon?
on 2005-Aug-20 11:48:09 Anonymous coward said

Crazyman
OI! Easy on the throttle!
on 2005-Sep-28 12:40:53 Anonymous coward said

FFR-31_Driver
"Not again! Now we have to go back and get it!"
on 2005-Oct-03 05:13:08 Anonymous coward said

majlogon
When I read some of these comments, I wonder if those loved ones left behind would find them as funny?
on 2005-Oct-13 05:33:38 Anonymous coward said

Vik
Klingon your ass
on 2005-Nov-04 20:20:10 Anonymous coward said

tanker1
This is a very famous photo of a martin b-26 shot down,over Italy I believe in WW2. Actually several members of the crew were able to bail out and survive this "flak" hit. Photo was taken by tail gunner of plane just in front .
on 2005-Dec-01 17:30:14 Anonymous coward said

GD
The oil pressure fell to zero and the engine fell 20,000 feet into the sea!
on 2005-Dec-09 15:54:40 Anonymous coward said

FLugzeugAbwehrKanone
Maybe this is a 88mm FlaK, or a twin-barrel 128mm Flak. The FlaK operators are bullseye!
on 2006-Mar-03 12:28:40 Anonymous coward said

Ragav
Pilot:Max Throttle
Co-Pilot:Not That Much........Looka what ya did.....
on 2006-Mar-23 23:08:35 Anonymous coward said

eman_woods
uh-oh
on 2006-Apr-26 20:04:46 Anonymous coward said

Ryan
Maintenance gripe: Right engine missing.
on 2006-Jun-20 17:39:59 Anonymous coward said

sseeplane
Story on this photo at http://www.flightjournal.com/articles/b-26/b-26_1.asp
on 2006-Jul-15 06:08:59 Anonymous coward said

chrisW
WW2 weapon designers were testing the new 'boomerang bomb' at the time. you let it go and if it misses it comes back and you can have another go.
on 2006-Jul-19 06:58:00 Anonymous coward said

Firefly90
just a nice pleasant fli ...*CLUNK*... uh oh, thats not good
on 2006-Jul-19 07:01:30 Anonymous coward said

Firefly90
just a nice pleasant fli ...*CLUNK*... uh oh, thats not good
on 2006-Aug-03 02:40:16 Anonymous coward said

Spity
I've also seen this photo before - i think 'tanker1's comment is fairly accurate.
on 2006-Nov-10 15:21:06 Anonymous coward said

Pico
Mother ship to outbound UFO: ... and keep spinning those antennae. Itll confuse the crap out of em!
on 2007-Mar-01 20:29:58 Anonymous coward said

F-14 luver
Huston we have a problem
on 2007-Jul-19 11:20:04 Anonymous coward said

powerleg5
Not sure which would be worse, being in the plane seeing your engine drop or being on the ground and not see it dropping.
on 2007-Jul-24 14:01:38 Anonymous coward said

Arabian Night
Catch me if you can
on 2007-Oct-20 09:13:51 Anonymous coward said

zak
"please tell me the warrenty is still good..."
on 2008-Jan-29 14:56:03 Anonymous coward said

jdingo
This aircraft is actually a MH-3T MK 9 BIS from Whazenhurst, New Jersey during the Seige of Toronto in 1977. The pilot is Cpl.Jimmy "jugs" Trifths from Plainfeild. See the can on a string falling from the newly inoperative engine #2 (or #1)? Thats a can of Tuna. I know because I WAS THERE.
on 2008-Jan-29 14:58:55 Anonymous coward said

jdingo
...And the Flak was Icelandic, not Japanese or European. See how fine the flak is? European flak has a much grainer texture.
on 2008-Jan-29 15:00:29 Anonymous coward said

jdingo
"Maybe this is a 88mm FlaK, or a twin-barrel 128mm Flak. The FlaK operators are bullseye!"
FLugzeugAbwehrKanone has never kissed a girl in his life....
on 2008-Apr-24 13:46:34 Anonymous coward said

Jools
Hey Guys, do we have a spare engine in the flyaway kit?
on 2008-May-21 11:12:56 Anonymous coward said

cb121
hay look an engine
on 2008-Jul-15 19:24:24 Anonymous coward said

just Bob
might want to put a red x in the acft forms chief.
on 2009-Oct-22 18:12:01 Anonymous coward said

Opie
Caption: Engine of an American B-26 Marauder bomber falling off after plane was hit by ground fire over the French city of Toulon. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Us Air Force/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
on 2010-May-09 21:04:42 Anonymous coward said

b5c4d
feather #2 bill... rodger!
on 2011-Dec-07 13:00:18 DrTracy said

Hey Fred? Yeah, Bob? Fred, we lost the right engine. I know Bob. Fred, I don't think you understand. We REALLY LOST the right engine!!! Yeah Bob, I think you're right!
on 2012-Apr-01 16:31:51 Will Adams said

Maybe the crew survived, maybe not, but the only ones with any moral or human right to joke about it are those guys who were on board at the time. All these armchair comedians who think losing (literally) an engine is a joke are clearly members in good standing of that great fraternal organizations of American Slime Balls.
on 2012-Apr-01 16:46:05 Will Adams said

I just had to say some more: The smart ass remarks of these self-styled comedians are an affront even to the worst of professional stand-up comics who make their living at it.
on 2012-Apr-01 18:00:25 Will Adams said

I have to say that not all of the comments are stupid failures at trying to be funny, But most of them are. The comment by Dave on July 21, 2004. "Light and inaccurate flak, my ass." Is a true and realistic reference to what those guys went through. He is ironically referring to the oft-heard morning evaluation of a mission by the briefing officer: "Oh, and when you guys turn on your IP, you'll probably run into light and inaccurate flack." What they run into is enough accurate flak to knock out just about every airplane in the world. By the time they figure out what the hell is happening, they're so deep in smoke and screaming iron that there's neither time nor opportunity to turn around and chicken out. Dave is not some untalented asshole trying to be funny. He's a sensible guy who accurately sees the irony of the lives of those guys struggling through the horrors of war.

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