B-24 Flying Billboards

Django · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:55 am

Thanks, good to know. I hadn't seen one like that before.

Well, I probably shouldn't have, but I emailed this gentleman and while I apologized twice over the course of some emails for the linking (and that his father's images were great), I did call him out on his retaliation...

Basically, I learned that I'm an a******, I have no artistic talent, steal artwork from the past and claim it as my own, and I also found out that my generation can't come up with our own ideas and that he could care less about my (or anyone elses I am guessing) efforts to preserve the past so that future generations never forget. :roll:

ktst97 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:41 am

Django wrote:

Oops, sorry! :oops:

Glad I missed the Jr High chicanery though!

I doubt that the owner of said site (I'm guessing he was the chubby one :oops:

to the right) or his buddy in the photo are far enough into puberty to be considered even be of "Jr. High" mentality :twisted:

The bottom line on that nonsense -- that person must be in need of some serious assistance with his mental health. It is such a shame that he chose to desecrate a memorial to his father with such despicable "retaliation".

Django · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:35 am

The emails I got from him were pretty priceless. :lol:

tulsaboy · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:15 am

Back on target...

Scott, do you know the s/n on Tarbaby? I don't think I have that one on my list...

Thanks!

kevin

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:26 am

Kevin,

Tar Baby was 42-51311. Sorry I didn't add that to my earlier post. I did a little more digging but I can't tell if she was a Carpetbagger or used for Pathfinder work. I'm leaning toward Carpetbagging as I can't see a radome where the ball would be. The Mickey dome usually sticks out just a bit when retracted, and I don't see one. Not sure though.....

Scott

Django · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:42 am

I can't let my favorite thread die! :lol:

There are LOTS of very cool images on this site. No linking this time... :lol:

But definitely worth the click.

http://www.b24adlibs.com-a.googlepages. ... ifiedb24s1

Django · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:27 pm

Some good pics...

Django · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:31 pm

OMG, I think I just soiled myself!!! :lol:

Nose artist at work!!

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:35 pm

That last photo looks like he's painting over some old artwork, doesn't it? Judging from some of the sheetmetal work on the nose, this may be one of the B-24Ds that had tail turrets grafted on in Hawaii or Australia. It appears to have braced pitot masts, also.

Scott

Django · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:46 pm

more... all from a russian site I believe.

Django · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:57 pm

Yeah, maybe it was reassigned and the new crew wanted new art?

more...

"The plane shown was "Rebel Gal" a B-24H. She flew 89 sorties, 72 were flown with 489th BG (485th BS) and 17 with 392nd BG (578th BS).
Wendover, Utah, April 1944"

:shock:

Ah ha!! A grid system!!8)

retroaviation · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:44 pm

Good Lawd, what an ugly airplane the B-24 is! :hide:

Gary

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:17 pm

Django wrote:

OMG, I think I just soiled myself!!! :lol:

Nose artist at work!!

It appears that this photo and the next set you posted are actually all PB4Y-1s. Notice the multi-angled doubler on each of the airplanes and that you can see the ERCO turret on Maid 'O The Mist.

Scott

Django · **Posted:** Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:13 pm

I noticed that too, at least the one with the turret. Makes sense that the others are as well.

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:11 pm

Sleepy Time Gal has an Erco--you can see the "homemade" upper fairing between the turret and fuselage.

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