Witchcraft Loses an engine.

John Dupre · **Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:53 pm

Looks like the Collings Foundation B-24 Witchcraft lost an engine at Worcester, MA. Repair crews are on the way as I write.

mdwflyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:57 pm

John Dupre wrote:

B-24 Witchcraft lost an engine

Did they ever find the engine?? :shock:

Sorry, could not resist. Hope repairs go smoothly.

Mark

phil65 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:04 pm

Thought they were at Bradley, Windsor Locks Ct. ?

Phil

flightsimer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:25 pm

mdwflyer wrote:

John Dupre wrote:

B-24 Witchcraft lost an engine

Did they ever find the engine?? :shock:

Sorry, could not resist. Hope repairs go smoothly.

Mark

It was on the wing...

:lol:

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:10 pm

That's ok if they lose an engine, remember, Obi-wan Kanobi lost a entire planet..

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Matt Gunsch wrote:

That's ok if they lose an engine, remember, Obi-wan Kanobi lost a entire planet..

"Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has. How embarrassing... how embarrassing."

Fade to Black...

lmritger · **Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:33 pm

From the old saw about pilot squawks:

"Complaint: Number three engine missing."

"Resolution: Number three engine found on starboard wing after brief search."

Good luck to the crew getting it swapped out, I'm sure they'll make quick work of it.

Lynn

p51 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:07 am

Peter-Four-Oh wrote:

"Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has. How embarrassing... how embarrassing."

Quote:

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of airplane fans suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced by the sound of three engines instead of four. I fear something terrible has happened."

JimH · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:12 am

Yep...#3 started making metal...new engine should be installed and running by late Thursday or early Friday.

Jim

lmritger · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:40 am

JimH wrote:

Yep...#3 started making metal...new engine should be installed and running by late Thursday or early Friday.

Jim

Bummer that it's necessary, but that's a good, quick turnaround by your techs! Seems like that would be a neat opportunity to film or photograph, to graphically illustrate what guys had to go through in the field when they lunched an engine during the war.

Cheers,

Lynn

DH82EH · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:45 am

I knew we'd get the straight goods from you Jim.
Thanks

Best wishes to the crew for Witchcrafts speedy return to good health.

Andy Scott

K5DH · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:39 pm

DH82EH wrote:

I knew we'd get the straight goods from you Jim.
Thanks

Best wishes to the crew for Witchcrafts speedy return to good health.

Andy Scott

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ All of that from me too!

pjpahs · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:05 pm

In 2012 while touring ,Witchcraft replaced # 1 engine at Valparaiso, Indiana. I think it was in early August.
Parts wear out.

p51 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:22 pm

When she was still "All American," I rode in her out of Tallahassee, Florida to Panama City and as soon as the gear went up, the # 4 shut down. I asked why and was told they needed to do an engine change but didn't wanna do it in Tallahassee (no shock, I didn't wanna do anything there either, which is why I left a few years later). They explained they could take off with just three, of course, but the FAA required all 4 turning on takeoff.
Probably caused some comments on the ground when people could make out # 4 feathered like that on approach. We went right in, no buzz jobs of the city like that.

John Dupre · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:09 pm

I have heard that the #3 governor failed leading to a runaway engine. You probably will make metal after that though.....

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