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The Eager Beavers
FromPlane Tales
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
It was an unpopular aircraft because, well… a lot of aircrew were superstitious. They were renown for carrying lucky charms, doing things a certain way and never daring to change the habit because it worked for them last time. Their machine was a B17 nicknamed Old 666 taken from the last 3 digits of its tail number 41-2666 and they were the Eager Beavers!
Old 666
The Martin B-26 Marauder
The B-17 bombing Japanese shipping North of Australia
The B-17's waist guns
The route for their recce sortie over Bougainville
The Japanese Zero
A Zero passes close aboard
The damage to Old 666
The brave crew fight the Zeros off
Jay Zeamer receives his Medal of Honor
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the USAAF, Mark Wagner, USAF, USAAC, Gary Fortington, US National Archives and Records Administration, SDASM, Steve Jurvetson and those in the Public Domain or orphaned.
Old 666
The Martin B-26 Marauder
The B-17 bombing Japanese shipping North of Australia
The B-17's waist guns
The route for their recce sortie over Bougainville
The Japanese Zero
A Zero passes close aboard
The damage to Old 666
The brave crew fight the Zeros off
Jay Zeamer receives his Medal of Honor
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the USAAF, Mark Wagner, USAF, USAAC, Gary Fortington, US National Archives and Records Administration, SDASM, Steve Jurvetson and those in the Public Domain or orphaned.
Released:
Aug 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Operation Yonatan: A hijacking of an Air France A300 ends up in Uganda which is ruled by the despot Idi Amin. The Israeli Commandos mount a rescue that stuns the world. - - - - Images under Creative Commons licence by SRA Andy Dunaway - DefenseImagery. by Plane Tales