"Liberty Belle" B-17 one month exactly before it burned to the ground
Jan 29, 2012 17:36:14 #
Hello All,
Thought I would try posting a few pictures I shot out at the Jefferson County Airport on May 13, exactly one month before the Liberty Belle went down in a field and burned. A great loss to the WW II flying community and War Bird aficionados.
The last picture is of a P-40 that was there as well. I was lucky to get this shot of a manifold fire, which after talking to the crew is somewhat common. The P-40 is my favorite WW II fighter plane. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
Thought I would try posting a few pictures I shot out at the Jefferson County Airport on May 13, exactly one month before the Liberty Belle went down in a field and burned. A great loss to the WW II flying community and War Bird aficionados.
The last picture is of a P-40 that was there as well. I was lucky to get this shot of a manifold fire, which after talking to the crew is somewhat common. The P-40 is my favorite WW II fighter plane. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
Top gunner
Rear business end end of the B-17
B-17 Liberty Belle
P-40 Manifold Fire
Jan 29, 2012 20:12:50 #
Jan 29, 2012 20:37:07 #
Gotta love big piston engines -- you just never know when you'll be on fire. <G>
Once taxied the B-24 in, marshalled by my wife. As we're sitting there letting the temps stabilize I see the wife wave a hand -- when I look at her she mouths the words "You're on fire" and looks at the #1 engine. Was just a stack fire like the P-40 pic but sure looks impressive. :-D
Once taxied the B-24 in, marshalled by my wife. As we're sitting there letting the temps stabilize I see the wife wave a hand -- when I look at her she mouths the words "You're on fire" and looks at the #1 engine. Was just a stack fire like the P-40 pic but sure looks impressive. :-D
Jan 30, 2012 10:00:36 #
What a shame loosing Liberty Belle
Here's a couple of my P-40 shots
These were taken at the VNA Air Show in Stuart, FL, Whitham Field
The Collings Foundation B-17G Nine-O-Nine will be in Boca Raton, FL this week & I'm planing to go see it. I'll post the pictures.
[Feel free to add these to your collection]
Here's a couple of my P-40 shots
These were taken at the VNA Air Show in Stuart, FL, Whitham Field
The Collings Foundation B-17G Nine-O-Nine will be in Boca Raton, FL this week & I'm planing to go see it. I'll post the pictures.
[Feel free to add these to your collection]
Jan 30, 2012 10:40:01 #
Bob.J wrote:
What a shame loosing Liberty Belle
Here's a couple of my P-40 shots
These were taken at the VNA Air Show in Stuart, FL, Whitham Field
The Collings Foundation B-17G Nine-O-Nine will be in Boca Raton, FL this week & I'm planing to go see it. I'll post the pictures.
[Feel free to add these to your collection]
Here's a couple of my P-40 shots
These were taken at the VNA Air Show in Stuart, FL, Whitham Field
The Collings Foundation B-17G Nine-O-Nine will be in Boca Raton, FL this week & I'm planing to go see it. I'll post the pictures.
[Feel free to add these to your collection]
Those are really nice pictures. I'll look forward to the other pictures after your air show. Anyone else feel free to post your WW II pictures if you have some. Cheers.
Jan 30, 2012 10:42:28 #
Jan 30, 2012 10:49:36 #
Jan 30, 2012 15:12:34 #
Love the Corsairs. They are my favorite...probably because of Pappy Boyington and the Black Sheep (VMF214).
Jan 30, 2012 15:20:30 #
The saddest thing about this fire was that the responding fire dept. never approached the aircraft after it had made a successful wheels down landing in a vacant field. They said the field appeared to be too soft and did not want to risk getting their apparatus stuck. Soft? It held up to the weight of a B-17! The crew was able to unload their gear from the plane and tried their best with what was available while a fire crew stood by and watched it burn.
Jan 30, 2012 15:25:19 #
I read that too! I was bummed when I heard that, and so what if they got stuck, I'm sure the farmer would have gladly hitched his tractor to the firetruck and pulled them out.
Jan 30, 2012 15:55:44 #
Here are a few shots of the Collings Foundation Nine-O-Nine on it's arrival at Hollister, Ca. May 18th, 2011
Jan 30, 2012 16:00:46 #
JRiddle wrote:
Here are a few shots of the Collings Foundation Nine-O-Nine on it's arrival at Hollister, Ca. May 18th, 2011
Wow! What a terrific looking B-17! I would love to see that in person. Cheers, Kyle
Jan 30, 2012 16:42:03 #
Someone said P-40, Tony Banta brings his P-40 as well as his P-51 to Watsonville for their fly-in each year. I had gone on Friday to shoot the arrivals and took my Girlfriend on Saturday. At the end of the day we walked back to the car and she said she wanted to shoot some more of the Warbirds. I told her I would wait in the car, I had all the Warbird pic's I wanted. She came back later and showed me what I missed as a photographer was setting up some retro-glamour shots on Tony's P-40.
Jan 30, 2012 17:35:04 #
Along the same "retro" lines
Smoking AND pulling a bomb
slightly smaller B-17
Jan 30, 2012 19:46:04 #
JRiddle wrote:
The saddest thing about this fire was that the responding fire dept. never approached the aircraft after it had made a successful wheels down landing in a vacant field. They said the field appeared to be too soft and did not want to risk getting their apparatus stuck. Soft? It held up to the weight of a B-17! The crew was able to unload their gear from the plane and tried their best with what was available while a fire crew stood by and watched it burn.
The B-17 has a much lower PSI of the tire/ground contact than a fire-truck. And if you remember the photos of the Belle her tires had sunk in up to the hubs when they landed. The firetrucks most likely wouldn't have been able to get close enough to do anything.
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