Interior Of A B-24 Liberator Bomber
Oct 19, 2018 17:50:59 #
WF2B wrote:
Hope I am not stepping on any toes, but here is a pair of a B-24 in flight.
Bud
Bud
Wow, it's the same aircraft from the Collins Foundation.
Oct 19, 2018 17:51:19 #
Jolly Roger wrote:
Generally Bud it is considered impolite to post pic's on someones Post without asking for the O.P's permission first.
Oct 19, 2018 17:52:19 #
Shootist wrote:
Nice, thanks for the tour.
Thank you very much, Shootist, and you are quite welcome.
Oct 19, 2018 17:53:07 #
fourg1b2006 wrote:
These were well taken.I enjoyed looking at them.
Thank you very much, Marty; I appreciate your comments.
Oct 19, 2018 18:43:46 #
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Oct 19, 2018 19:20:09 #
My Dad, Doc Clements flew this bird over Ploiesti, Rumania more than once! He was the last one standing in his group!
Oct 19, 2018 19:59:29 #
iosa
Loc: Fairbanks, AK
Nice. I had a cab ride in 2010 from an elderly gentleman who had been driving cab in Fairbanks, Alaska since 1944. He did his 25 missions as a tail gunner in a B-24, got his discharge, and then came up where a buddy of his had been working on the brand new Alaska (or Alcan, is it was then-known) Highway. Never seen one of these planes in person, not even in a museum.
Oct 19, 2018 20:07:22 #
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
I have been through a B-24 and took photos but mine aren't as good as yours. Thanks.
Oct 19, 2018 20:17:11 #
Oct 19, 2018 22:17:30 #
My Dad did up to 29 missions and decided he would step out while his going was good. As I said, he was the last standing in his group.
Oct 19, 2018 22:20:35 #
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Oct 19, 2018 22:34:56 #
Very nice work Rob! Your lighting and sharpness are excellent!
When I toured a B-24 a couple of years ago one of the two guys ahead of me on the walk through was a flight engineer on a Lib during the war, it was great talking to him and hearing him talk about some of his experiences. So this was "Witchcraft" that you were photographing? If so it's the same plane I went through, though I did not fly on it. I have flown on a B-17 though, "Yankee Lady" out of Michigan. And my avatar is me in Yankee Lady's ball turret (same Sperry ball turret used on the B-24).
Thanks again for sharing your most excellent shots!
When I toured a B-24 a couple of years ago one of the two guys ahead of me on the walk through was a flight engineer on a Lib during the war, it was great talking to him and hearing him talk about some of his experiences. So this was "Witchcraft" that you were photographing? If so it's the same plane I went through, though I did not fly on it. I have flown on a B-17 though, "Yankee Lady" out of Michigan. And my avatar is me in Yankee Lady's ball turret (same Sperry ball turret used on the B-24).
Thanks again for sharing your most excellent shots!
Oct 19, 2018 23:17:36 #
tkeegan
Loc: North Texas
They truly were "the greatest generation". The tail gunner had a great view of Europe, unless he was firing at a ME-109 coming in fast. Thinking of them and comparing to many of the current generation, I worry about our country's prospects. But, that is for another topic on another forum. I had the opportunity to drop out the bomb bay of a CAF B-24 as a skydiver about 30 years ago. That was a great jump, and we 4 jumpers had the honor to buy beers for the pilot, who flew as bombardier on one during the war.
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