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Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:47 am
The very beginning of this clip shows a 509th B-29 ditching just offshore. I'm wondering if anybody can id the airplane or has any background info on it (I'm going to use the clip as part of a ditching training presentation). It's a beautiful piece of flying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqSJXXi8M4Q
Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:24 am
6th Group B-29, not 509th...
Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:49 am
Really? I always thought the "R" was 509th - ie "Enola Gay".
Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:19 pm
Dan Jones wrote:Really? I always thought the "R" was 509th - ie "Enola Gay".
The 509th's planes carried the tail markings of other units to hide their identity. The real marking for the 509th was an arrow in a circle but it wasn't used until after the atomic attacks.
James
Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:49 pm
I have always wondered if the B-29 is still there in the water.
Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:21 pm
Doubt it. It's to close to the shore. Most likely salvaged pretty quickly after the ditching...
Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:26 pm
Dan Jones wrote:Really? I always thought the "R" was 509th - ie "Enola Gay".
Enola Gay "properly" marked post-mission...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/j ... y509CG.jpg
Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:38 pm
The red fin tip was strictly a 506th marking too, then?
Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:44 pm
Dan Jones wrote:The red fin tip was strictly a 506th marking too, then?
6th Group as well...among others...
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