"Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish Lysander ...?"

[Mark Allen M]

... or a Turkish Liberator ...?"

Below a Consolidated B-24 and Westland Lysander 3122 of the Turkish Air Force.

[Mark Allen M]

Four B-24s made an emergency landing to Turkey after the first Ploesti bombing raid on June 12, 1942 and seven more after the second Ploesti bombing raid on August 1, 1943 (Another one called Hadleys Harem crashed into the sea near Manavgat. This plane is being exhibited at the Rahmi Koç Museum). Three of the first group of planes which landed in Turkey landed near Adapazarı and the other three near Ankara. The planes were interned together with their crew Eventhogh one of the planes succeeded to escape to Cyprus it was sent back to Tukey. 5 planes were recovered out of the 11 and they joined the TuAF as heavy bombers. They remained in service until 1947.

[oscardeuce]

Excuse me stewardess, I speak Turkish!