 | Can someone help me identify this aircraft?| Aircraft Pictures Discuss Can someone help me identify this aircraft? in the World War II - Aviation forums; My Uncle Robert S. Tibbetts was a turret gunner on Sky Scow, KIA on 1 Oct. 1944. Perhaps the same ... |
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11-13-2007, 08:14 PM
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#16 | | Junior Member
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Country:  | My Uncle Robert S. Tibbetts was a turret gunner on Sky Scow, KIA on 1 Oct. 1944. Perhaps the same plane? I e-mailed the picture to my surviving Uncle, I will let you know if he recognizes the plane. He has pictures too. | 
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11-21-2007, 11:27 PM
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Country: | My uncle was on Sky Scow III, this is not the same plane.
Last edited by dtibby : 11-25-2007 at 09:02 PM.
Reason: found photo of correct plane
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12-14-2007, 02:29 PM
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It is a B-24 Liberator. I can tell because of the specific nose shape curve.
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12-15-2007, 06:42 AM
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Country: | Hey Moron, re-read the second post.... It was already determined to be a B-24....
And for the record, I dont think u'll ever be thanked for anything here, except when u leave....
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12-15-2007, 08:32 AM
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12-15-2007, 11:23 AM
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02-22-2008, 06:22 AM
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Country:  | It seems there are missing a few posts in this thread, so if this has already been posted please excuse me.
The plane must be:
Sky Scow III 42-73473 Group: 30th. Squadron: 27th Status: unknown/missing. Date Lost: Oct. 1944. Area lost:Iwo.
As there seem to no record of a Sky Scow II (its not just me who can't find it, i have this quote from Osprey Combat Aircraft 11 page 38 ).
Here is Sky Scow: 
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02-22-2008, 09:41 AM
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Country: | Between your pic and his i think its scout instead of scow and theres no women on yours
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02-22-2008, 09:58 AM
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Country: | Thats because its Sky Scow not Sky Scow III as on the first pic. I just added the pic to show "Sky Scow".
There were no other "Sky S***" named B-24 aircraft in the 7th Air force around that time.
I'm pretty sure the original picture depicts "Sky Scow III". | |
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02-22-2008, 10:09 AM
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Country: | Sorry bout that had to put my spectacles on and saw the tip of the w your right 
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02-22-2008, 10:10 AM
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Country: | Ok, and now i had just made a fine pic showing it  
First arrow show the W and the second show what could be Roman numerals (i think it is). | |
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02-22-2008, 10:18 AM
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Country: | Also i mean to say, that there are no clear records of another B-24 named "Sky Sco*" flying with the 7th Air Force (I might have said that there was NOT any, but I don't know for sure).
There could be, since these records are incomplete. There could also have been a "Sky Scow II" but its not recorded.
Poster dtippy claims his uncle say that this B-24 is NOT "Sky Scow III", but i think he is mistaken, maybe its because the uncle who was KIA is not on the pic. Remember that the surviving uncle did not fly on this plane, just knew it due to his brother being a gunner on it.
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02-22-2008, 10:48 AM
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02-22-2008, 05:12 PM
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Country: | 'Tis a small image and not the clearest, but I believe that it clears things up nicely... 
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