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The Freeper Foxhole Enjoys an Almost Lazy Sunday- A B-24 Liberator Walk Around
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Posted on 09/03/2005 9:24:33 PM PDT by alfa6
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To: quietolong
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posted on
09/04/2005 8:12:36 AM PDT
by
alfa6
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To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; Professional Engineer; Samwise; Wneighbor; alfa6; PhilDragoo; radu; ...
Good morning everyone.
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posted on
09/04/2005 8:16:39 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(Two Years of Poetry.......)
To: alfa6; All
To: snippy_about_it; bentfeather; Samwise; Peanut Gallery; Wneighbor
Good morning ladies. Flag-o-I see your 24 and raise you a 29-o-Gram.
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posted on
09/04/2005 8:26:07 AM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(As an Engineer, you too can learn to calculate the power of the Dark Side.)
To: Valin
2179 Nyota Uhura Nairobi Kenya, communications officer (Star Trek) In best W.C. Fields voice..."Ah yeesss my boy"
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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posted on
09/04/2005 8:27:22 AM PDT
by
alfa6
(BLOAT)
To: alfa6; Paleo Conservative
The Navy used a similar model with a single tail and two turret guns on top. Wonder why?
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posted on
09/04/2005 8:32:23 AM PDT
by
investigateworld
( Abortion stops a beating heart.)
To: texianyankee
Here is a rather interesting picture, probably the source of the confusion :-)
Probably a field modification of a "D" model B-24 in order to increase thge frontal gun power
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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posted on
09/04/2005 8:33:26 AM PDT
by
alfa6
(BLOAT)
To: alfa6; SAMWolf; Iris7
I had the good fortune in my yoot to know a gentleman who had piloted both B-17's and B-24's over YerUp late in the war. IIRC he much prferred flying 17's.
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:05:41 AM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(As an Engineer, you too can learn to calculate the power of the Dark Side.)
To: investigateworld
A pic of the PB4Y-2 Privateer for you. Note the ERCO nose turret and lack of top turrets so I am assuming that this is a restored ex-fire attack aircraft.
The Navy used the B-24 in two versions the PB4Y-1 which was a regular twin tailed B-24 and the -2 version. ABout 850 -2 models were made mostly at the end of WW-II. The single tail version of the B-24 was slightly more efficent than the twin tail version but not enough to go thru the trouble of changing the production lines in the middle of the war.
Almost forgot, the reason for the two top turrets was the Privateers were used in a lot of low level attacks on shipping. If enemy fighters appeared the PB4Y would drop down to the surface of the ocean or land. This tactic put the attacking fighters at a disadvantage and would of course negate the need for ventral protection.
Ah what the heck, I went and found a PB4Y-2 pic from 1949 showing the top two turrets and this one has Emerson nose and tail turrets, I think. A small number of PB4Ys are still in service, I think, as Fire Bombers. Hawkins & Powers in Wyoming operated about half a dozen Privateers as recently as 2002.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:06:06 AM PDT
by
alfa6
(BLOAT)
To: Valin
1964 "Gilligan's Island" begins its 98-show run on CBS
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:16:59 AM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(As an Engineer, you too can learn to calculate the power of the Dark Side.)
To: bentfeather
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:21:35 AM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(As an Engineer, you too can learn to calculate the power of the Dark Side.)
To: Professional Engineer
Morning, PE.
How's Bittygirl today??
what's Spiderboy doing, he is growning up so fast.
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:23:50 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(Two Years of Poetry.......)
To: bentfeather
We went family reunioning yesterday. Bittygirl got to meet a half dozen cousins under 2. It's a big family Msdrby has. Spiderboy got his semi-annual cousin fix.
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:33:28 AM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(As an Engineer, you too can learn to calculate the power of the Dark Side.)
To: Professional Engineer
Ah, I just bet the kids charmed the cousins. :)
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:37:37 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(Two Years of Poetry.......)
To: investigateworld
two turret guns on top. Wonder why?
Probably because they were flying singly on recon/intel grathering and needed to extra firepower.
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:40:39 AM PDT
by
Valin
(The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.)
To: Professional Engineer
The eternal question Ginger, or Mary Ann?
And for the ladies Mr. Howell, or the Professor?
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:44:11 AM PDT
by
Valin
(The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.)
To: Valin
Well, that's a picture of Maryann which isn't showing. ;-(
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:48:39 AM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(As an Engineer, you too can learn to calculate the power of the Dark Side.)
To: Valin; alfa6
Thanks for the info. I had an uncle who was Nav/Bom on a Catalina. Sadly I never had the chance to talk with him about his war experiences.
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posted on
09/04/2005 9:53:10 AM PDT
by
investigateworld
( Abortion stops a beating heart.)
To: investigateworld
I had an uncle who was Nav/Bom on a Catalina.
Sounds like another subject for a thread.
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posted on
09/04/2005 10:04:03 AM PDT
by
Valin
(The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.)
To: alfa6
Great pics! Thanks Alpha6.
Not as "classy" as the B-17 but still a good plane.
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posted on
09/04/2005 2:13:20 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Threw jelly at cop; conviction: carrying congealed weapon)
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