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A Bomber's best pal ...

Sun Oct 07, 2018 1:01 pm

... unconditional love :wink:

Below first four photos are Consolidated publicity shots.

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Consolidated B-24H-5-CF Liberator/41-29208 and Stinson L-5 Sentinel/42-98249.

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Consolidated B-24H-5-CF Liberator/41-29208 and Stinson L-5 Sentinel/42-98249.

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Consolidated B-24H-5-CF Liberator/41-29208 and Stinson L-5 Sentinel/42-98249.

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Consolidated B-24H-5-CF Liberator/41-29208 and Stinson L-5 Sentinel/42-98249.

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B-24D Liberator/41-24047 'MOBY DICK' of the 320th BS, 90th Bomb Group, and Stinson L-5 Sentinel 'Moby Dick Jr'

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B-24D Liberator/41-24047 'MOBY DICK' of the 320th BS, 90th Bomb Group, and Stinson L-5 Sentinel 'Moby Dick Jr'

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Curtiss P-40N two-seater & PBY-5

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An RCAF Lancaster and trainer

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"Dwarfed by a Lancaster, Fleet 80 Canuck/CF-DPL looks mighty small at the International air show at de Havilland airport".

Below a Ground Crew with a Boeing B-17 and Piper Cub. England
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Top view of Boeing SB-17G (S/N 44-83722) with Stinson L-5 (S/N 42-98578). (U.S. Air Force photo)

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Sun Oct 07, 2018 4:27 pm

Re the first photos, AAIR and Baugher have no info on the B-24; the L-5 was listed by AAIR as having had a Category 3 taxiing accident on February 7, 1945 at its home base, McCook AAF in Nebraska.

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:26 pm

Moby Dick Jr is an L-4, not an L-5.

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:07 pm

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If I EVER acquire an L-4, I will finish her as Moby Dick Jr. Now if only their was a picture of her tail. I'm hoping she also had the skull and cross bombs.

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:25 pm

Another photo of I believe the same 91st BG Piper L-4, "Pappy", showing the other side and the "triangle A" on the tail: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderyea ... 24/sizes/l

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Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:45 pm

nice set of photos
the trainer with the RCAF Lanc is a Fleet built Fairchild Cornell which is a similar photo to one taken at the plant
when the Lanc visited as Fleet made outer wings for Victory

CWH could redo both these photos as they just received a Canuck donadted

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:08 am

Thanks for posting. Great photos

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:17 pm

Images Restored

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:14 am

Anyone have more photos of BG hacks?
L-4, UC-78, C-45, whatever?

Did BGs use L-5 as hacks or were they more urgently needed as liaison aircraft?

Remember, Stinson was affiliated with Consolidated back then, so those photos of a pristine B-24 and L-5 may have been PR shots.

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:41 am

“Below first four photos are Consolidated publicity shots.”

Re: A Bomber's best pal ...

Sun Sep 22, 2019 10:40 am

C2j
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