B-24 Identification help

[Wildchild]

One of my friends on another forum needs some help figuring out what B-24 this is and where it was stationed:

Any help would be much appreciated. I found a 16x19 (I think there may be another inch of photo under the matte) print and the pilot's tunic at an estate sale for an appallingly low $20. The town I live in is fairly hippy-dippy, so stuff like this isn't generally appreciated like it should be. I have no information on who flew the aircraft, but any help identifying this would be greatly appreciated. I wish I could post a nice, full sized copy on the site, but it's very difficult to photograph and impossible to scan due to it's size.

This is the aircraft the man supposedly flew. I'm sorry for the glare, that's the desk lamp I used for light.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27440326@N ... hotostream

I'd like to thank everyone ahead of time for any information you can provide. These appear to be based in the states as the car(it's sort of like an old volvo estate wagon) in the background is fitted with flags. There is a man in a hat sticking his head up out of the cockpit directing the pilots. The cowling on the nacelles shows missing paint on the leading edge, indicating long-term service. The roundel indicates these markings were applied in '43.

http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/t ... cseen.html

[TonyM]

These B-24s end in "184"

41-24184
42-7184
42-40184
42-41184

[TonyM]

The photo of B-24 # 184 in the original post can be found on page 3 of a WWII-era Maxwell Field, Alabama, Transition School Info book that I have. The book was published by the Maxwell Field Photo Section and Public Relations Office and is titled "Maxwell Field Alabama -- Headquarters Army Air Forces Eastern Flying Training Command...Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School (Pilot)...Liberator Pilot Transition School." All photos in the book were apparently shot at Maxwell Field. Judging by the Red Surround insignias on the airplanes, the photos were apparently shot late summer of 1943. My guess is that the photo in the original post was shot at Maxwell Field, Alabama, somewhere around August/September 1943.

B-24s that appear in the book:

184
101
130
183
180
178
101
103
108

Not all nose numbers match tail numbers however. Example: B-24E # 42-7284 has # 178 painted on the nose. Aircraft 101, which appears in the original photo with #184, can be seen flying with other B-24s in the book. If the original poster would send me an e-mail, I will photograph/scan the book cover and the page where the B-24 appears and then e-mail it to the sender.

TonyM.

Last edited by TonyM on Sun Dec 16, 2012 3:30 am, edited 3 times in total.

[TonyM]

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=B-24+Max ... ,s:0,i:123

Here is a photo post card that includes some of the airplanes found in the Maxwell Field Book. This image appears on the cover of the Maxwell Field Book.