My Grandpa's WWII airplane pictures...

[Warbirdnerd]

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.
Thought you might like to see them:

[jet1]

...NIP NIPPER....I love it!

[lestweforget]

...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?

[JDK]

Neat!

[jet1]

...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.

[Second Air Force]

...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!
Scott

Last edited by Second Air Force on Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:24 am, edited 1 time in total.

[Robbie Roberts]

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.
Thought you might like to see them:

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...

Robbie

[retroaviation]

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

Robbie

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

Gary

[Django]

Thanks for sharing!

[Second Air Force]

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.

[SPANNERmkV]

Wait a minute...
The "Lone Star Lady" picture looks like an Airsho at Harlingen!!!


THANK YOU VERY MUCH for posting these.

SPANNER

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

[Rogue]

Awesome pics!

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

[Pat Carry]

Fantastic!

[Bluedharma]

Great Pictures!!!! Outstanding!

[aeroeng]

Cool photos. Thanks for posting them.