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L. Thompson
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I am very much more a B-17 & B-29 guy when it comes to bombers, but in 45 years of reading I don't recall ever seeing this! I just stumbled upon it in ebay. A B-24 with a jet nozzle in the tail....

Maybe its an age/memory thing.



Original 5x7 Photo B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER w X JET ENGINE Item number: 220436678579

http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-5x7-Photo- ... 7C294%3A50
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I think I've got your answer. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page.

http://tanks45.tripod.com/Jets45/Histories/B24/B24.htm

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For a second I thought Gary had got ahold of Ol 927 again.
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So is that the ex-Lackland AFB B-24M that is now in the American Air Musem at Duxford, painted as "Dugan"?
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Imagine being the pilot of an FW-190 or Me-109 flying up behind THAT! :shock: "Himmel! AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!! Break AVAY!!!" and proceeding to roll the wings off the plane trying to get away from the B.F. Gun...

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looks more like a poop shoot!! i can't even imagine the noise, vibration & weight!!

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Looks like that aircraft must have been around a while, as the E-bay photo shows it in late war markings, and the photo Dan K found it has USAF markings.

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Okay...now that's just wierd.

I think this is what happens when you have surplus aircraft all over the place, and a bunch of engineers going 'what can I do with that?'

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I kind of like this one, it makes the B-24 more palettable........
http://www.unrealaircraft.com/hybrid/pages/b17_24_3.php

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