Nils Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Desperate days A 725th BS/ 45th BG B-24H, nicknamed ‘Extra Joker’ was attacked 23. August 1944 during a raid on Markersdorf airfield in Austria. Two FW190 of JG3 attacked them and in seconds a fuel tank was penetrated, almost instantly it caught fire and ‘Extra Joker’ plummeted downwards in a death dive and eventually exploded, taking all ten of her young crew with her. The kill was well documented as their photographer flew as guest on an other ship on this mission, to take photos of their plane. Shocked to see him friends fall to earth in flames, all he could do was to cover their death on film.. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Great piece of art, it didn't feel right to give it a like, because of the sad story. Edited August 8, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Abery Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Great artwork and a story thats gonna make me look it up. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsyouruncle Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Great work Nils of a terrifying moment in war. Another great composition and I love the gleaming metalwork on the Liberator. Cheers Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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