Damne fruit bats. That would have made a very loud noise and a hell of a mess.
The Jimmy Durante Edition PBJ-1D (and later J) is new to me.
Why engine run up on a carrier? I assume they were just being transported, and would come off with a crane.
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Why engine run up on a carrier? I assume they were just being transported, and would come off with a crane.
Note the sailors w/o ear protection. Presumably they all went on to suffer profound hearing loss.
The B-25 is one noisy aircraft. Each cylinder is individually vented and the noise is immense. I've flown on both a B-25 and a B-17. The B-17 with 4 engines seemed a lot quieter than the B-25 with 2 engines. The B-17 has an exhaust collector ring on the engines which seems to make quite a difference.
The B-25 is one noisy aircraft. Each cylinder is individually vented and the noise is immense. I've flown on both a B-25 and a B-17. The B-17 with 4 engines seemed a lot quieter than the B-25 with 2 engines. The B-17 has an exhaust collector ring on the engines which seems to make quite a difference.
My interest is with those bomb racks under wing.I have never seen picture of any bomb rack ever installed on B-25 wing and starboard wing shows something like a HVAR rack mounts even closer to wingtip.
This B-25 not only has no collector exhaust ring but tips of long prop blades are just about outside of pilots ear.Don't they go supersonic when engine runs full power?
PBJ-1D Mitchell bomber on the deck of an aircraft carrier during transportation
A caption reads:
North American PBJ-1D "Mitchell" bomber from 611 US Marine Corps bomber on the flight deck of Manila Bay escort carrier (USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) during transportation to the combat zone.
PBJ-1D is the name of the B-25D standing in service with the fleet or marines. It features a single tail turret. Often equipped with radar to search for enemy submarines, as is the case with this machine.
I notice the plane is tied down and on chocks, so engine test or warming up for oil to flow to cylinders from oil pan to ensure lubrication of pistons.
A caption reads:
North American PBJ-1D "Mitchell" bomber from 611 US Marine Corps bomber on the flight deck of Manila Bay escort carrier (USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) during transportation to the combat zone.
PBJ-1D is the name of the B-25D standing in service with the fleet or marines. It features a single tail turret. Often equipped with radar to search for enemy submarines, as is the case with this machine.
I notice the plane is tied down and on chocks, so engine test or warming up for oil to flow to cylinders from oil pan to ensure lubrication of pistons.
With the hardware and nose guns, it would make sense that the marines would use it as a close range tactical support aircraft - not a conventional bomber.
A pair of unsinkables, with an intertwined history.
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Doubt it will take long for the masters here to come up with the association.
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And the ship pictured....???
Google says - HMT Olympic in dazzle camouflage while in service as a troopship during the First World War.
Bingo.
The Olympic was the only of her class (Olympic, Titanic, Britannic), to have any kind of service life. The Britannic struck a mine and sunk in about 1 hour, in spite of having a double hull and re-enforced bulkheads added after the loss of the Titanic.
The Olympic survived a collision with the HMS Hawke, which the admiralty blamed on the Olympic, even though the Olympic had the right of way, and the Hawke cut too close in passing and was sucked into the side of the Olympic by the much larger ships wake. Goes to show you can't fight City Hall, or the Admiralty.
The Olympic had quite the wartime career, delivering troops through contested Mediterranean waters throughout the Gallipoli campaign, and later from Canada and the US to Europe through the remainder of the war. Rammed and sank a German U-Boat that was attempting to line up a torpedo shot on her - unfortunately for the U-Boat, she was unable to flood her tubes in time, and the rather aggressive (for a troopship captain) and quick thinking Cpt. Hayes decided he had better odds of survival by running down the U-Boat. Hayes would be awarded several medals for his career during the war.
Returned to commercial service after the war, she was a successful trans-Atlantic luxury liner for many years to come, unlike her cursed sisters.
Jessop also left service after the war, and remained with White Star for many years, even after it merged with Cunard. Lived to a ripe old age, passing away in 1971, IIRC.
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Reminds me of the comment a friend made- He was with Cdn Artillery WW ll and when he shipped over to England he was on the Queen Mary..I believe it was 1943 and they had 15000 (?) troops on board. He said as soon as they left port the Captain ordered a series of life boat drills continuing until he got the speed of response he wanted.. My friend said that the Captain was a very short Scot .... but that every single man on board was absolutely terrified of him!
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A lonely grave in the desert.
Poor bastard. A long way from home. Wonder if he was ever gathered up and sent home or buried with his mates.
Poor bastard. A long way from home. Wonder if he was ever gathered up and sent home or buried with his mates.
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Spare a thought for the humble Quonset hut.
One of the great lasting inventions of the war.
Less well known were Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Deployment Units:
Not many left, but this fellow found nine of 'em on a base in the states.
One of the great lasting inventions of the war.
Less well known were Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Deployment Units:
Not many left, but this fellow found nine of 'em on a base in the states.
My old man refered to them as Nissan huts. ( top pic )
He spent many a night either freezing his can off or sweating like a hog in them while he was stationed at Middleton St George with 419 Moose.
Expat
He spent many a night either freezing his can off or sweating like a hog in them while he was stationed at Middleton St George with 419 Moose.
Expat
A lonely grave in the desert.
Poor bastard. A long way from home. Wonder if he was ever gathered up and sent home or buried with his mates.
I had an Uncle that fought in North Africa and later Italy.
He told me that often the graves would have clothing and boots on top of them so the locals wouldn't dig up the bodies to loot the graves.
He also told me a lot of the graves were completely unmarked and purposely non discernible for the same reason. The only source for finding the graves were maps with grid locations marked, if they got turned in.
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