Comments on: Planes of the New York Central – The Railroad’s WW2 Combat Bombers https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2016/01/27/planes-of-the-new-york-central-the-railroads-ww2-combat-bombers/ Art, history, railroad, & photography adventures from Harlem & beyond. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gary Johnson https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2016/01/27/planes-of-the-new-york-central-the-railroads-ww2-combat-bombers/comment-page-1/#comment-353233 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:39:55 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=10379#comment-353233 appreciated, sorry auto spell

]]> By: Gary Johnson https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2016/01/27/planes-of-the-new-york-central-the-railroads-ww2-combat-bombers/comment-page-1/#comment-353232 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:34:48 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=10379#comment-353232 my father (Horace Johnson) was on the new york central bomber as a gunner, any info or pictures would be appropriated

]]> By: uncleurnie https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2016/01/27/planes-of-the-new-york-central-the-railroads-ww2-combat-bombers/comment-page-1/#comment-339103 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:44:21 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=10379#comment-339103 In reply to Ogre Backwash.

If one of the crew members was held for over a year in a prison camp and the missing crew report is dated November 1944, I believe the 1945 date is a typo. January 1944 would have been well before the landings at Normandy.

]]> By: Ian Rankin https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2016/01/27/planes-of-the-new-york-central-the-railroads-ww2-combat-bombers/comment-page-1/#comment-339102 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 02:10:34 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=10379#comment-339102 The train nose art was a squadron addition. The ‘loads’ on the cars were tally markings. Normally a mark would be added after every mission.

]]> By: Teresa Venglar Orr https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2016/01/27/planes-of-the-new-york-central-the-railroads-ww2-combat-bombers/comment-page-1/#comment-338955 Sat, 11 Jun 2016 02:18:59 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=10379#comment-338955 my father was John D Venglar of the NYCentral II

]]> By: Ogre Backwash https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2016/01/27/planes-of-the-new-york-central-the-railroads-ww2-combat-bombers/comment-page-1/#comment-338942 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:50:11 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=10379#comment-338942 Awesome research. I had no idea of NYC employee sponsorship. I continue to be impressed by the initiative and hard work of that generation of Americans, my parents generation. The B26 was very good aircraft but required better than average piloting skills due to characteristics inherent in high performance twin engine craft. With it’s short wing span it had unique glide characteristics and was extremely responsive.
January 1, 1945 was the middle of the last German offensive strike in the west (Battle of the Bulge) and the outcome was still to be determined. Execution of crew members shows the impunity of the Nazis. Further ass-whipping would be required.

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