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AVM Tedder, Major Gen GH Brett & the "New" Liberator Bomber

Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:34 am

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Re: AVM Tedder, Major Gen GH Brett & the "New" Liberator Bom

Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:10 am

Interesting photo. Anyone able to make out the serial? Definitely a B-24A from both the data plate stenciled on the plane and the appearance, but would be interesting to see what serial number. I'm pretty certain it's not 927 as the S/N appears to end in a 9, but would still be nice to know which of her sisters it was.

Re: AVM Tedder, Major Gen GH Brett & the "New" Liberator Bom

Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:09 pm

Maybe 40-2379?
Baugher:
40-2378 ... 40-2386
Consolidated B-24C Liberator
C/n 1/9. Originally ordered as B-24A. Redesignated RB-24C

That looks like a photo of a photo; scanning the "hard copy" would make it readable.

Re: AVM Tedder, Major Gen GH Brett & the "New" Liberator Bom

Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:32 pm

Chris Brame wrote:That looks like a photo of a photo

No its an original hardcopy photo in my personal collection

Chris Brame wrote:scanning the "hard copy" would make it readable.

Doubt it, depth of field of a 40's era speed graphic would be limited, the focus (literally) of the photo is the centre group of people not the aircraft behind it

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Re: AVM Tedder, Major Gen GH Brett & the "New" Liberator Bom

Fri Mar 14, 2014 5:37 pm

Might be B-24A 40-2374, which was part of the Harriman mission and continued on to the Middle East. Time frame seems about right. My 2 cents.

Randy
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