WW2 USAAF film UK crew debrief

Liberator · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:11 am **Posts:** 837

WW2 footage of a mission debrief of USAAF crews in England... an eyeopener

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgO6DX_9 ... re=related

JohnCFord · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:24 am

Pretty cool. Looks Bomberguy has taken the time to post many documentaries on bombing Europe.

~J~

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:35 am

Thanks for the post. Very interesting :drinkers:

Arty163 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:23 pm

Hello, My apologies if I should have posted in its own thread.
I was very interested in Bomberguys other videos. There is a video of bombers making emergency landings in Switzerland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=mjNnqGGgvR0

At about the 1 minute and 50 second mark, there is a Liberator landing and it looks like to parachutes were attempted to deploy for braking. Was this very common? Would the waist gun mounts be strong enough?

Thank you,
Arty

The Inspector · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:39 pm

It really does show the different perceptions over the years, everyone including LeMay were tongue tied and very self conscious, today if you shove a microphone in anyone's pie processor they light right off and go on and on, and on, and, on :wink:

There were a few instances of crews using parachutes out the side positions (mostly on B-24's as I understand) tied off to internal structure to slow or stop an airplane with no hydraulics, That was before the Flintstones. :lol:

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Arty163 wrote:

Hello, My apologies if I should have posted in its own thread.
I was very interested in Bomberguys other videos. There is a video of bombers making emergency landings in Switzerland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=mjNnqGGgvR0

At about the 1 minute and 50 second mark, there is a Liberator landing and it looks like to parachutes were attempted to deploy for braking. Was this very common? Would the waist gun mounts be strong enough?

Thank you,
Arty

Emergency Landings in Switzerland.., HAH!!!!! They were most likely deserting!

b17warbirdguru · **Joined:** Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:39 pm **Posts:** 28

It really makes you wonder if some of those guys didn't make it home...

hang the expense · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:29 pm

If I had to choose between being a guest at a motel 6 in a really bad part of town or a Hilton I think I would have opted for the Hilton.I'm sure some did desert their post and they had to live with that the rest of their lives.

TROJANII · **Joined:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:18 pm **Posts:** 178

the330thbg wrote:

Arty163 wrote:

Hello, My apologies if I should have posted in its own thread.
I was very interested in Bomberguys other videos. There is a video of bombers making emergency landings in Switzerland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=mjNnqGGgvR0

At about the 1 minute and 50 second mark, there is a Liberator landing and it looks like to parachutes were attempted to deploy for braking. Was this very common? Would the waist gun mounts be strong enough?

Thank you,
Arty

Emergency Landings in Switzerland.., HAH!!!!! They were most likely deserting!

Yeah, looks like those planes were in pristine shape ......

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