Witchcraft Loses an engine.

[John Dupre]

Looks like the Collings Foundation B-24 Witchcraft lost an engine at Worcester, MA. Repair crews are on the way as I write.

[mdwflyer]

B-24 Witchcraft lost an engine

Did they ever find the engine??

Sorry, could not resist. Hope repairs go smoothly.

Mark

[phil65]

Thought they were at Bradley, Windsor Locks Ct. ?

Phil

[flightsimer]

B-24 Witchcraft lost an engine

Did they ever find the engine??

Sorry, could not resist. Hope repairs go smoothly.

Mark

It was on the wing...

[Matt Gunsch]

That's ok if they lose an engine, remember, Obi-wan Kanobi lost a entire planet..

[CWBuff]

That's ok if they lose an engine, remember, Obi-wan Kanobi lost a entire planet..

"Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has. How embarrassing... how embarrassing."


Fade to Black...

[lmritger]

From the old saw about pilot squawks:

"Complaint: Number three engine missing."

"Resolution: Number three engine found on starboard wing after brief search."



Good luck to the crew getting it swapped out, I'm sure they'll make quick work of it.

Lynn

[p51]

"Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has. How embarrassing... how embarrassing."

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of airplane fans suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced by the sound of three engines instead of four. I fear something terrible has happened."

[JimH]

Yep...#3 started making metal...new engine should be installed and running by late Thursday or early Friday.

Jim

[lmritger]

Yep...#3 started making metal...new engine should be installed and running by late Thursday or early Friday.

Jim

Bummer that it's necessary, but that's a good, quick turnaround by your techs! Seems like that would be a neat opportunity to film or photograph, to graphically illustrate what guys had to go through in the field when they lunched an engine during the war.

Cheers,

Lynn

[DH82EH]

I knew we'd get the straight goods from you Jim.
Thanks

Best wishes to the crew for Witchcrafts speedy return to good health.

Andy Scott

[K5DH]

I knew we'd get the straight goods from you Jim.
Thanks

Best wishes to the crew for Witchcrafts speedy return to good health.

Andy Scott

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ All of that from me too!

[pjpahs]

In 2012 while touring ,Witchcraft replaced # 1 engine at Valparaiso, Indiana. I think it was in early August.
Parts wear out.

[p51]

When she was still "All American," I rode in her out of Tallahassee, Florida to Panama City and as soon as the gear went up, the # 4 shut down. I asked why and was told they needed to do an engine change but didn't wanna do it in Tallahassee (no shock, I didn't wanna do anything there either, which is why I left a few years later). They explained they could take off with just three, of course, but the FAA required all 4 turning on takeoff.
Probably caused some comments on the ground when people could make out # 4 feathered like that on approach. We went right in, no buzz jobs of the city like that.

[John Dupre]

I have heard that the #3 governor failed leading to a runaway engine. You probably will make metal after that though.....