Warbird Information Exchange

Part 1 - Bent Bent-winged birds


F4U-1 Corsair/Bu. 02576/#576/"Marine's Dream" being recovered after flipping onto it's back during a landing incident on Torokina, December 1943.


F4U-1 Corsair/Bu. 02576/#576/"Marine's Dream" being recovered after flipping onto it's back during a landing incident on Torokina, December 1943.


F4U-1 Corsair/Bu. 02576/#576/"Marine's Dream" being recovered after flipping onto it's back during a landing incident on Torokina, December 1943.


F4U Corsair wreckage on Leyte.


F4U-1A Corsair flown by Lt. Marshall of VMF-216 returnes home a bit worse for wear.


No caption for this one, but this Corsair has seen some stuff!


Ouch!!! Hope the pilot was ok. Anybody have more info?


French Corsair having a bad trap with a broken hook.


F4U Corsair of VMF-441/MAG 31/4th Air Wing a bit chewed up.

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Some good British Corsair pics on this site
http://www.armouredcarriers.com/british ... dian-ocean

Looks cool, thanks for the heads up

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Part II


A-20 Havoc after suffering a nose-gear collapse.


B-29 Superfortress damaged after propellor seperated from engine


B-29-20-BA Superfortress/42-63489 "Holy Joe"


B-24 Liberator with damaged nose.


B-29 Superfortress "Gravel Gertie" of the 882nd BS after suffering main gear failure.


P-61 Black Widow


P-40 Warhawk wreck after Pearl Harbor attack.


P-38 Lightning/42-67823 after crashing on May 4, 1944


P-51 Mustang/43-24853 after crashing into shallow water.


P-47 Thunderbolt after flipping onto it's back.


P-40 Warhawk "Oh Red"


B-36 Peacemaker after nose gear collapse.


B-17 Flying Fortress "Sweet Pea" heavily damaged by flak over Debrecen, Hungary on September 21, 1944. 2 Crew KIA.

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Part III - Axis prangs


Messserschmitt Me 262 and Bf 109 in a boneyard.


Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2 (B1+1) of 8./JG 3 after suffering a landing accident in Russia, September 15, 1941.


Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 abandoned on it's nose.


American pilots stand over an abandoned Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" wreck.


Messerschmitt Bf 110 with some damaged tail surfaces.


Messerschmitt Bf 109 in a ditch


Spanish? Bf 109? on it's nose and wingtip, balanced on the prop.


Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero crashed into trees.


Mitsubishi Ki-46 Dinah III


Fiat CR.42 Falco crashed and abandoned in North Africa


Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien "Tony" flipped in a ditch.

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The B17 sweet pea flew again , amazing
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/4492196094

I read/learned somewhere that the Pearl Harbor P-40 had actually ground-looped some days before the attack, explaining the shredded wing tip and the neatly separated tail section. Having said that it might have gotten a bit of attention from strafing Zeros though.

Not a Betty, looks more like a P1Y Ginga?

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Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Hamilcar glider. Landing accident at RAF Tarrant Rushton early 1944. The Tetrarch tank was the glider's load and it was manned. - minor injuries only