WW2 B-17 Belly Landing in Color

Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:39 am

WW2 B-17 Belly Landing in Color:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfoxq4q4J84

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0cFosl ... re=related

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5OHsPn5 ... re=related

Digger

Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:57 am

Amazing footage.Thanks for posting. Noticed how quickly the crew got out of the first one. Amazing to think how very young the crews of these aircraft were as well.

Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:38 pm

Wow....tks for sharing

Great job on the single gear down landing. Went in straight almost all the way :!:

Another recent one :idea:

Keep the brakes on & the tail up......short roll on landing you said !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0wJbt0KGWw&feature=related

Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:43 pm

Who was the idiot flying the "Sally B" that day??
Paul Tibbett's Mother or what?? Heck, I Myself could have done a better job:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0wJbt0K ... re=related

This Video looks like it was taken at the same show!! :evil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTnoHn0PGCM

Must've been Free Beer Day??
Seriously, You Folks need to give Her back to Us if this happens again... Digger

Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:13 pm

The footage in the first post is taken from Doc Furniss War which is a tape full of colour and B&W home movies shot at Podington and elsewhere by the base Doctor. It's well worth watching it you can get hold of a copy.

Digger, you don't know the circumstances of the landing so is it really prudent to comment in that style?

Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:18 pm

looks as if those crews either had their share of prangs, or flak enduced emergency landings!!

Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:21 pm

Know I'm a fighter type guy, but that looked pretty amazing to me. I thought it was pretty "in control". :shock:

Miss something, did I?