Aleutian wreck : any idea ?
Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:22 pm
Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:28 pm
Landing gear looks British. Couldn't be a B-18, or B-23 could it?
Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:35 pm
My "guess" is C-47.
Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:39 pm
Looks like c47, not sure of the paint scheme though?
Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:45 pm
A C-47 ??
Unfortunately resolution is not that good but it looks like bomb bay doors in the belly.
Laurent
Unfortunately resolution is not that good but it looks like bomb bay doors in the belly.
Laurent
Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:46 pm
The landing gear say C-47/DC-3 to me, too.
I see both engines to the right. It looks to me like it was rolled or pushed into the ravine as scrap and picked apart in later years.
I see both engines to the right. It looks to me like it was rolled or pushed into the ravine as scrap and picked apart in later years.
Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:58 pm
Could be C-47 but also B-18. I know for similar image of wrecked B-18. But i could be wrong, too much images I have seen...
Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:06 pm
With all that structure around the center section, I'd lean towards a B-18.
Did anyone look at the other photos he posted?
There a whole Japanese mini sub sitting there. Someone should rescue that!
Jerry
Did anyone look at the other photos he posted?
There a whole Japanese mini sub sitting there. Someone should rescue that!
Jerry
Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:07 pm
Difficult to tell by the size of the photo. But it appears to have bomb bay doors...more Bolo-like?
all that history placed off limits for preservation..
Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:54 pm
...Alaska needs to re think their 'historic sites" policy. I'll bet there are any number of museums that would love to rescue that mini sub for display.
Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:58 pm
B-18 to me.
Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:17 pm
My vote is B-23. If those are bomb doors, they look pretty flat. The B-18 had a big belly.
My favorite plane - B-18
Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:17 pm
Definitely Douglas pedigree. Note butt joined wing outer/center section. I'm willing to bet a nickel its a B-18
Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:18 pm
Those are really some amazing pictures. The Mini sub is truly fascinating.
Thank you Laurent for posting the link.
Oh, and I think it's a B-18. The landing gear struts on a B-18 and a C-47 are very similar, as are the wing attach points on both airplanes. What makes me think it's a B-18 over a C-47 is what appears to be a bomb bay doors, the narrowness of the fuselage, and the smashed up nose section which doesn't seem to have enough metal there for what I'd expect a C-47 to look like. The more fragile nose of the B-18, seems more appropriate.
Cheers,
David
Thank you Laurent for posting the link.
Oh, and I think it's a B-18. The landing gear struts on a B-18 and a C-47 are very similar, as are the wing attach points on both airplanes. What makes me think it's a B-18 over a C-47 is what appears to be a bomb bay doors, the narrowness of the fuselage, and the smashed up nose section which doesn't seem to have enough metal there for what I'd expect a C-47 to look like. The more fragile nose of the B-18, seems more appropriate.
Cheers,
David
Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:31 pm
Looks like you'd expect to find a family of foxes or somthing living inside that Sub!
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