ArtistsRifles Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I kid you not - this footage was apparently discovered recently and shows the 12 man crew of a B29 being rescued by a US submarine in the pacific. What are the odds on an ocean that big of a friendly submarine being in the same place a B29 crew was forced to bail out and watch their plane crash??? http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid34762914001?bctid=672454611001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The US Submarine service was badly mismanaged for much of the war, especially the earlier period with many captains complaining they weren't given enough freedom to take the war to the enemy. But one of the jobs they didn't mind doing was being directed to the bombing route so they were on station in case a bomber came down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Unbelievable story, wonderful. There is also footage of Gearge Bush Senior being rescued by a US submarine. The same submarine also took the crew of a stranded Dutch submarine aboard, probably not on the same mission though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcot1751 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Great story, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The USN positioned several submarines along the B29 flightpaths, especially prior to Iwo Jima being captured and an emergency runway being built. Their role was to rescue downed crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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