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Offline pilatus

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What aircraft did these engines belong too?
« on: September 15, 2006, 12:23:41 pm »
heys guys,i was in bal a few weeks back and sitting on a pallet were these two big radial like engines,im wondering what aircraft did they belong too?
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Offline Irish251

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What aircraft did these engines belong too?
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2006, 06:55:54 pm »
They are from a USAAF B-17G serial 42-31420 which crashed on Truskmore Mountain, Co. Sligo on 9 December 1943.  Several of the crew survived the accident. You can read more in the listing here:

http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/crashes.htm
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What aircraft did these engines belong too?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2006, 05:45:06 pm »
so why are they in Baldonnell
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Offline Tony Kearns

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What aircraft did these engines belong too?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2006, 08:33:30 pm »
Quote (Stinger @ 21 Sep. 2006,08:45)
so why are they in Baldonnell

A There is a museum at Baldonnel
B  The Air Corps and Army provided assistance and partial recovery of equipment from the B17 at the time. HTH
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