B-17 Anchorage to Seattle-Tacoma Part 2
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 6:58 pmNothing I could do, I had to shut down #3, so we were down one engine, and engines 1 and 2 were on their last leg...Things were not looking good for the old lady, or us.
Within minutes my copilot notified Seattle-Tacoma that things were dire and we would not make it to Seattle as our altitude was dropping fast. They notified us of a fire clearing near a small airstrip called Emma
Down to one engine, I began the shut off procedures for the last remaining engine. Gear was jammed, hydraulics were out, it was a mess. One of the locals, a guy named Fritz and another fella named Dave took these next shots, and as you can see, it wasn't pretty.
Coasting in #4 was idling down. Maybe we would do a soft landing with minimum damage, though I knew the undercarriage would need extensive work if that would even be possible
We were down, alive, and skidding to a stop, dust kicked up behind us.
Whew. Maybe she would be salvagable after all.
The end
---Stephen
PS Still learning the imaging software, but I am making progress
Within minutes my copilot notified Seattle-Tacoma that things were dire and we would not make it to Seattle as our altitude was dropping fast. They notified us of a fire clearing near a small airstrip called Emma
Down to one engine, I began the shut off procedures for the last remaining engine. Gear was jammed, hydraulics were out, it was a mess. One of the locals, a guy named Fritz and another fella named Dave took these next shots, and as you can see, it wasn't pretty.
Coasting in #4 was idling down. Maybe we would do a soft landing with minimum damage, though I knew the undercarriage would need extensive work if that would even be possible
We were down, alive, and skidding to a stop, dust kicked up behind us.
Whew. Maybe she would be salvagable after all.
The end
---Stephen
PS Still learning the imaging software, but I am making progress