Many moons ago I recall we were trying to identify were we'd seen a
clip of a Liberator losing a wing to a stick of bombs from above.

It was from World at War, Ep23 "Pacific".

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38219192@N00/5783827282/

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On Tue, 31 May 2011 23:39:46 +0100, Salad Dodger wrote:

> Many moons ago I recall we were trying to identify were we'd seen a clip
> of a Liberator losing a wing to a stick of bombs from above.
>
> It was from World at War, Ep23 "Pacific".
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38219192@N00/5783827282/

Damn. At least it hadn't armed before it hit.

On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:19:20 +0000, PipL alter ego wrote:

> On Tue, 31 May 2011 23:39:46 +0100, Salad Dodger wrote:
>
>> Many moons ago I recall we were trying to identify were we'd seen a
>> clip of a Liberator losing a wing to a stick of bombs from above.
>>
>> It was from World at War, Ep23 "Pacific".
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38219192@N00/5783827282/
>
> Damn. At least it hadn't armed before it hit.

I suspect that wouldn't really have made much difference to the overall
outcome of the situation.
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Salad Dodger
<(E-Mail Removed)> saying something like:

>Many moons ago I recall we were trying to identify were we'd seen a
>clip of a Liberator losing a wing to a stick of bombs from above.
>
>It was from World at War, Ep23 "Pacific".
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/38219192@N00/5783827282/

Istr mention of pilots complaining about some crazy formations they were
told to fly in, almost guaranteeing an incident like the above, when one
of the uppermost planes drifted out of place.

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger
<(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>Many moons ago I recall we were trying to identify were we'd seen a
>clip of a Liberator losing a wing to a stick of bombs from above.
>
>It was from World at War, Ep23 "Pacific".
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/38219192@N00/5783827282/

That was the feller.

>https://groups.google.com/group/uk.r...frm/thread/b5a
>e8ac160f1908c/6e37c7ad6bb722ac?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=b24+grimly#6e37c7 ad6bb722
>ac

Hey, I was right!

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On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:29:22 +0300, davethedave wrote:

> On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:19:20 +0000, PipL alter ego wrote:
>
>> Damn. At least it hadn't armed before it hit.
>
> I suspect that wouldn't really have made much difference to the overall
> outcome of the situation.

I thought that at first, then reasoned that at least the crew would have
had *some* chance of escape, though those who didn't would have a minute
or so of torment.

Also, the aircraft exploding wouldn't have done any favours to others
nearby.

On Jun 1, 11:56*am, Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REM...@REMOVEgmail.com>
wrote:
> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember Salad Dodger
> <salad.dod...@idnet.com> saying something like:
>
> >Many moons ago I recall we were trying to identify were we'd seen a
> >clip of a Liberator losing a wing to a stick of bombs from above.
>
> >It was from World at War, Ep23 "Pacific".
>
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/38219192@N00/5783827282/
>
> Istr mention of pilots complaining about some crazy formations they were
> told to fly in, almost guaranteeing an incident like the above, when one
> of the uppermost planes drifted out of place.

Brings a new meaning to 'friendly fire'

Paul.

On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:35:00 +0000, PipL alter ego wrote:

>>> Damn. At least it hadn't armed before it hit.
>>
>> I suspect that wouldn't really have made much difference to the overall
>> outcome of the situation.
>
> I thought that at first, then reasoned that at least the crew would have
> had *some* chance of escape, though those who didn't would have a minute
> or so of torment.
>
> Also, the aircraft exploding wouldn't have done any favours to others
> nearby.

It was a bit close to the camera plane.
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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, PipL alter ego
<(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:29:22 +0300, davethedave wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:19:20 +0000, PipL alter ego wrote:
>>
>>> Damn. At least it hadn't armed before it hit.
>>
>> I suspect that wouldn't really have made much difference to the overall
>> outcome of the situation.
>
>I thought that at first, then reasoned that at least the crew would have
>had *some* chance of escape, though those who didn't would have a minute
>or so of torment.

Given the G forces involved, I very much doubt it unless the fuselage
broke up.

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