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Prangs And Mishaps

Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:53 pm

U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas A-20C Havoc/41-19157 after crashing at the municipal airport in Newark, New Jersey, June 20, 1942
Source: Mark Allen Collection

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Accident report for crash of Douglas A-20C Havoc, June 20, 1942.

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:00 pm

Pranged Douglas A-24A-DE Banshee/42-60781
Source: Mark Allen Collection

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Pranged Stateside T-Bolt, looks like Jan 27 1942

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Prangs And Mishaps

Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:03 pm

T-6 Texan prangs at Stallings AFB.

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This looks to be a second T-6 Prang.

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:12 pm

Hard to tell who started this mess. Looks like the B-25 is to blame.
Source: Mark Allen Collection

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:17 pm

That SBD will buff right out. :wink:

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:29 pm

P-70A-2/42-54107 suffering a nose wheel failure, September 10, 1943
Source: Mark Allen Collection

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Prangs And Mishaps

Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:30 pm

MacDill AAF mishaps
Source: Mark Allen Collection

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B-26B Marauder/41-136477 suffered a nosewheel collapse, MacDill AAF, October 15, 1942

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P-40 Warhawk/41-36477 suffering a mishap, MacDill AAF, October 17, 1942

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:34 pm

A couple of Jet Flameouts.
Source: Mark Allen Collection

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star crash at Tye AFB, May 25, 1953.
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Canadair CL-13 Sabre/RCAF 19183 having suffered an engine mishap.
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Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:15 pm

The T-33 crash is 1953; s/n 51-4437 was lost on 25 May 1953 at Tye AFB, TX. French AF cadet Jacques M Chataigner became lost on a flight from Webb AFB and overshot the runway during an emergency landing at Tye. He was able to step out before the aircraft caught fire.

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:07 pm

Well, I sure wouldn't have wanted to be in the nose compartment of the A-20s (or the B-26) when they made those landings.

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:01 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:Hard to tell who started this mess. Looks like the B-25 is to blame.

It's innocent, I tells ya! :lol:
Took a little sleuthing, hindered by the fact that the serials and date on the photo don't match records, but the L-3C (not "L-36") was the key:
Joe Baugher wrote:(43-)1698 wrecked at Columbia, SC due to high winds Dec 5, 1942

The UC-78's number is correct, and the Mitchell is probably TB-25C 41-12942.
Last edited by Chris Brame on Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:25 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:02 pm

sorry - double post

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Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:58 pm

Chris Brame wrote:
Mark Allen M wrote:Hard to tell who started this mess. Looks like the B-25 is to blame.

It's innocent, I tells ya! :lol:
Took a little sleuthing, hindered by the fact that the serials and date on the photo don't match records, but the L-3C (not "L-36") was the key:
Joe Baugher wrote:(43-)1698 wrecked at Columbia, SC due to high winds Dec 5, 1942

The UC-78's number is correct, and the Mitchell is probably TB-25C 41-12942.

Yeah, I was gonna say, it looks like the L-3 and the Bobcat got blasted backwards into the rear of the B-25 judging by the B-25's damaged left rudder... and the damage to the Bobcat's tail and probably the B-25's left aileron. Of interest is also the Bendix turret on the B-25.

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Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:45 am

Hello, I'm curious what the small tube is on the rear underside of the Havoc. My guess is another one of those extendable/retractable antennas. Pea-shooter?

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Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:54 am

The accident report says the A-20 was on a target towing mission, is it something to do with the drogue or line?
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