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Warbirdnerd
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My cousin dropped off a box of my Grandpa's stuff today. He passed away last summer. These pictures were in the box. He did not take them but the story goes he bought them while stationed in Shanghi in '45-46.
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...NIP NIPPER....I love it!
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...NIP NIPPER....I love it!


I second that motion!! Awesome. Take it by the faired over turret it was some kind of late war/early peace transport?

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jet1 wrote:
...NIP NIPPER....I love it!


I second that motion!! Awesome. Take it by the faired over turret it was some kind of late war/early peace transport?

could be field battle damage repair but the collection looks like it was just after the war.
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jet1 wrote:
lestweforget wrote:
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...NIP NIPPER....I love it!


I second that motion!! Awesome. Take it by the faired over turret it was some kind of late war/early peace transport?

could be field battle damage repair but the collection looks like it was just after the war.


The configuration of the nose turret fairing suggests that Nip Nipper may have been converted to a C-109 fuel tanker. Also, notice that the bombardier station is much deeper than an H or later Liberator. This is a "D" that had a nose turret grafted on at the Oklahoma City Depot. Her serial number is 42-40391, a B-24D-53-CO that originally served with the 308th Group, 373rd Squadron. Baugher shows her as being written off in Indo-China on 7 February, 1945.

Thanks for sharing the photos!
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Warbirdnerd wrote:
My cousin dropped off a box of my Grandpa's stuff today. He passed away last summer. These pictures were in the box. He did not take them but the story goes he bought them while stationed in Shanghi in '45-46.
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Can anybody confirm that is Chiang Kai Shek in the a/c in the upper pic? If so, makes a neat pic even more so! Looks like him, same style of uniform, Nationalist China disc on crown of hat...

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Can anybody confirm that is Chiang Kai Shek in the a/c in the upper pic?

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I dunno the answer to your question, but whoever it is, it looks like he brought his own lunch. :shock: :lol:

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Thanks for sharing! 8)

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That photo of Nip Nipper inspired me to do a little research on the 308th Bombardment Group. They had to do all their own "trucking" across the Hump between India and China according to the website history. http://www.usaaf-in-cbi.com/308th_web/index.htm There are several of the nose turretless modifications in the aircraft photo section.
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Wait a minute...
The "Lone Star Lady" picture looks like an Airsho at Harlingen!!!
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH for posting these.

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PS Hey Gary... How wouldya like a nice Duck Dinner?
You bring the Duck!

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Awesome pics! 8)

Can anyone ID the A/C in the 1st pic?

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Cool photos. Thanks for posting them.
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