B-17 Swamp Ghost Recovery

[B-29 Super Fort]

Were any engines recovered with the wrecks?

[setter]

Hi B-29 Super Fort

Yes quite a few engines came out with the A 20s - I don't know how much of them was useful but they were recovered .

Regards
John p

[Justin Taylan]

Hi all,

Ok to get technical, I stand corrected, a set of B-24 wing (only) was recovered from this wreck:
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b ... 41091.html

Here are links to the known A-20s recovered.
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a ... 21627.html

RAAF 1984 recoveries
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a ... 86786.html
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/42-9436.html
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a ... 86615.html
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/A28-8.html
(they also might have taken smaller parts off 1-2 other wrecks, but not salvaged the whole thing or any major components).

I do not know about a David T. B-24 nose, if anyone has any photos or SN let me know

Two B-25s were moved (a mile or less) for static display inside new guinea (Aitape & Dobodura)

But still, no complete medium or heavy bomber has ever been salvaged that I am aware of.

Hope this helps,
- Justin

[Wolverine]

Justin--do you (or anybody else for that matter) know what happened to Poochie?

Last edited by Wolverine on Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[setter]

Hi Col

There is a "Big Gun D" model where you speak of - pretty terrible condition but it is and original survivor and somebody should love it and soon.

Justin - Yes well I guess it is about time someone did pull some big bombers out of there - at least 3 more B24's and 3 B17s plus some B26 and B25s worth the effort

John P

[Wolverine]

What B-24s?

By B-17s do you mean Swamp Ghost, the Black Cat Pass one, and Blackjack?

B-26s would be the one in the Trobriands and the one in Salamaua, would they not?

I can think of two B-25 wrecks...B-25D Fer De Lance and the B-25H on Talasea.

There's a PV-1 at Talasea too, I'd like to see it recovered.

[Wolverine]

Doesn't a Beaufort count as a medium bomber?

[Justin Taylan]

Wolverine,

Yes, good ammendment: no American medium or heavy has been salvaged.

There were several Beauforts fuselages or center sections, all recovered in 1974. All of these fuselages came from Tadji, and were walked about 1/2 mile to the coast and loaded onto barge to Lae and exported to Australia, and since a few resold or in museums. Below are the details:

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b ... A9-13.html (fuselage)
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b ... 9-141.html (fuselage)
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b ... 9-226.html (fuselage)
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-557 (center)
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/beaufort/A9-559 (fuselage)

Yes, the PV-1 at Talasea, has already been legally stripped for parts (not sure of the date) for the PV-1 (RB-34) restoration in New Zealand, at the MoTaT Museum.

Hope this helps,
- Justin

[tom d. friedman]

i have 1 of tallichette's b-24 pilot seats recovered out of india. i had it re- covered in o.d. canvas etc. it's in my office. amazing how small it is.... that attests to the average height of a ww 2 pilot, compared with today's average height of a person, interesting!!

[PreservedAC]

Serial #: 44-0020 Construction #: 23243Civil Registration: N5066N N99385 Model: A-20H-1-DO Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2002 History: Delta Drilling Co/Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Co, Dallas, TX, June 25, 1947.- Registered as N5066N.Texas Aircraft Trading Co, Tyler, TX, Aug. 20, 1947.Universal Aviation Company, Tulsa, OK, June 1, 1948. Leonard Burns, San Francisco, CA, July 22, 1948.
American Airmotive Corporation, Mimi, FL, Apr. 4, 1949-1951.
- Noted as executive conversion, Miami, FL, 1955.
Delivered to FA Nicaragua as FAN50, circa 1956.
- Displayed in park, Carretera del Sur, Managua, Nicaragua, 1975-1977.
Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Chino, CA, Mar. 14, 1977-2002.
- Registered as N99385.
- Open storage, MARC yard, Chino, 1980-1991.
- Under restoration by Air Heritage Inc, Beaver Falls, PA, 1991-2002.
-- Trucked from Chino to Beaver Falls, 1991.
-- Under restoration to airworthy, planned first flight 2003.

Any updates regarding this A-20 at Beaver Falls (seen in september 2005)


A-20H HAVOC ,N99385 (Restoration) by PreservedAC, on Flickr


A-20H HAVOC ,N99385 (Restoration) by PreservedAC, on Flickr

Part of Photoset "Air Heritage Inc"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets ... 855979659/

Johan

[Warbird Kid]

She lives now in Geneseo NY. at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group. Still owned by MARC.
http://www.1941hag.org/files_featured_ac/a-20.html

Being assembled for Static right now with the intention of flying at a later date.

I hope it comes sooner than later...

[PreservedAC]

She lives now in Geneseo NY. at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group. Still owned by MARC.
http://www.1941hag.org/files_featured_ac/a-20.html
Being assembled for Static right now with the intention of flying at a later date.

Thanks for the Photo and the link.

Regards
Johan