B-24 Maintainers
Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:59 am
515th BS 376th BG Liberados B-24D #82 s/n 41-11614 "Ripper the 1st" former Halpro Det. a/c return to the US and scrapped 1946
Loading the .50 cal 15th AF Italy 1945
Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:42 am
Cool pics Jack 
. One can only imagine the amount of man power and hours those ground crews put in just to keep a single bomber in the air. 
Anybody know how many support crew it took to keep a B-24 or B-17 in the air?
John
. One can only imagine the amount of man power and hours those ground crews put in just to keep a single bomber in the air. Anybody know how many support crew it took to keep a B-24 or B-17 in the air?
John
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Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:20 am
Anybody know how many support crew it took to keep a B-24 or B-17 in the air?
Start counting................
Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:49 am
the guy 1st row 2nd from far right looks like an old geezer!!!! my near 91 year old dad looks better!!!!
Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:53 am
Generally there was a crew chief and two or three assistants to do the normal servicing and minor repairs. Anything more and you could call on the support of a whole squadron of maintainers.
Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:52 am
b29flteng wrote:Generally there was a crew chief and two or three assistants to do the normal servicing and minor repairs. Anything more and you could call on the support of a whole squadron of maintainers.
Yeah, just like here in Midland......yeah, right.
Gary
Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:42 pm
Hmmmmmm,
I was wondering which one of those guys Gary is in the photo's.
Just kidding Gary...but those are some great shots Jack...kudos for posting them.
Paul
I was wondering which one of those guys Gary is in the photo's.
Just kidding Gary...but those are some great shots Jack...kudos for posting them.
Paul
????
Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:37 pm
Here's another............
90th BG 5th AF NG 1944
90th BG 5th AF NG 1944