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Jack Cook · **Posted:** 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

Former Member · **Joined:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:40 pm **Posts:** 1493

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. :shock:

Anybody know how many support crew it took to keep a B-24 or B-17 in the air?

John

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:20 am

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Anybody know how many support crew it took to keep a B-24 or B-17 in the air?

Start counting................ :shock:

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** 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!!!!

b29flteng · **Posted:** 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.

retroaviation · **Posted:** 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. :roll:

Gary

Aircraft Mech Paul · **Posted:** 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

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:37 pm

Here's another............

90th BG 5th AF NG 1944

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