Landing a B-24 bomber from the 784th Bomber Squadron with failed brakes

Landing a B-24 bomber from the 784th Bomber Squadron with failed brakes

Dec 18, 2018 #US Army
B-24 bomber

 

Landing a Consolidated B-24H bomber (Douglas-Tulsa B-24H-25-DT Liberator Pegasus The Flying Red Horse, crew number T9-N, serial number 42-51141) from the American 784th Bomber Squadron of the 466th Bomber Group 8th US Air Force.
Parachutes were used for braking after the hydraulic failure of the brakes damaged during the flight. The US Air Force Command did not approve the use of parachutes for braking, as they failed.

 

 

Location: Albridge, Norfolk, UK

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