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DiggerWW2
PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:39 am 
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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

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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.

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 Post subject: Wow....tks for sharing
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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
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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
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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?
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looks as if those crews either had their share of prangs, or flak enduced emergency landings!!

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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? :?

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