File:Martin 187 Baltimore attack-bomber in flames during World War II in Africa (3302072638).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionMartin 187 Baltimore attack-bomber in flames during World War II in Africa (3302072638).jpg | From a mostly uncaptioned photo album. Photo taken on December 21, 1942, probably at Takoradi (now Sekondi-Takoradi) Gold Coast (now Ghana). From Laurence Garey: "Interestingly, my friend Tony joined 203 Squadron on 20 December 1942, and "learned" to fly the Baltimore (by standing behind an experienced pilot for a circuit and then going off solo) on 24 December 1942. So the burning Baltimore might have been destined for him, as he was at LG227 (Gianaclis, Egypt) at the time. Maybe it was FA143, reported as "crashed in transit 21/12/42"."The Balt was designed as a short range bomber.Probably about 4 hours.Cruised at about 200 knots.To give us enough fuel to do 7 hours they welded up a steel 400 gallon tank and hung it in the bomb bay giving us total 1000 gallons.The tank was unsealed.There was no contents gauge.We flew on it first until the motors faltered then hurriedly swapped to the wing tanks. In an onto-the-back crash it always ruptured.I came to within a whisker when a main tyre burst on takeoff." |
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Author | John Atherton |
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