[Milsurplus] Forecast Interpretation (OT)

GENE BALINSKI g.balinski at comcast.net
Mon Dec 24 21:46:39 EST 2018


The aircraft in which Gen Andrews perished was the first heavy bomber to complete 25 missions in theater. It was named Hot Stuff and was a B-24

Credit for the first aircraft to complete 25 was erroneous given to Memphis Belle as the AF did not think it good to celebrate an aircraft that crashed on the way home.

There is an excellent book on the subject called "Before the Belle" all about the exploits of the Hot Stuff. It is a easy read and grabs you immediately. I highly recommend it. It sets history straight.

The author is US Army Lt Col (ret) Cash Mullen (now deceased).. He had combat experience in Viet Nam. Col Mullen did his research on this subject and at the end alludes to the fact that had the Hot Stuff not crashed in bad wx condx in Iceland, history would have been as Joe mentioned below.

Read the book. :Before the Belle"

Amazon has it: https://www.amazon.com/Before-Belle-Cassius-Mullen/dp/1682136213

73,

Gene K1NR


> On December 24, 2018 at 8:22 PM Joe Connor via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks, guys. You hit the nail on the head. The plane, a B-24, crashed in Iceland in 1943. It was carrying General Frank M. Andrews, commander of the ETO. If Andrews had not been killed in that crash, many historians believe that he, not Eisenhower, would have been named Supreme Commander and would have commanded the Normandy invasion.
> 
>                                 Joe Connor
> 
>     On Monday, December 24, 2018, 8:01:05 PM EST, Mike Bracey <mikebracey at att.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Hi Joe,
> 
>     Cloud base is 800 feet
>     Cloud cover is 10/10ths (solid cloud cover)
>     Visibility is one mile
>     Rain turning to clear ice above 1000 ft.
>     Clear ice accumulates on the plane adding weight and lowering lift of the wings.
> 
>     This would be a perfect forecast for a doomed flight.
> 
>     Mike Bracey
> 
>     On Monday, December 24, 2018, 6:41:40 PM CST, Joe Connor via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Merry Christmas, everyone.
> 
>     I'm writing an article on a WW2 plane crash, and I need help. Here's the weather forecast the pilot received before beginning the mission:
> 
>     cloud base 800 feet, 10/10ths, visibility one mile, rain, clear ice 1,000 feet
> 
>     Can someone tell me what it means?
> 
>     As always, thank you for your help with my radio-related and off-topic questions.
> 
>                                     Joe Connor
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