 | New B24 and B25| Personal Gallery Discuss New B24 and B25 in the OFF-Topic / Misc. forums; Enjoy guys. As usual, we had a little rain so the lighting is not the best.
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11-04-2007, 03:02 PM
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Country:  | New B24 and B25
Enjoy guys. As usual, we had a little rain so the lighting is not the best.
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11-04-2007, 03:06 PM
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#2 | | Siggy Master
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Country:  | Very nice pics DBII 
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11-04-2007, 03:11 PM
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Country: | Beautiful warbirds. Nice pics.
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11-04-2007, 05:37 PM
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Country:  | Nice pics, thanks for sharing.
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11-04-2007, 05:43 PM
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Country:  | Great pics mate....I've never seen that kinda tailgun on the B-24 before....odd!
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11-05-2007, 08:47 AM
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Country: | The plane was formerly Dimond Lil, 98th BG, 9th AF. The CAF has finished a major restoration project and renamed her. She is a LB30/B24A model and number 18 of 20 made for Great Britian but was never delivered. After a crash, she was rebuilt as a transport. Consolidated used her through out the war making runs between California and Texas. She has the British serial number AM-927. | |
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11-05-2007, 09:12 AM
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Country: | Thanks DBII, great pics. I've never seen a tail turret like that either.
Did you take any pics of the japanese planes in the background? I'd like to see them too. | |
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11-05-2007, 09:15 AM
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#8 | | Older Than Dirt
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Country: | Nice pic's. I'll bet that tail-gun position gets a bit breezy !
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11-05-2007, 09:32 AM
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Country:  | Nice pics!
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11-05-2007, 11:04 AM
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Country: | I do not know what I like better, the tail gun, the belly gun or the sliding doors for the tail gun and sliding windows for the pilot. High tech at it's finest. The birds in the back ground are the Torra birds. Houston's airshow has a big turnout of Tora birds. I will see if I have any shots on CD and will post them. | |
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11-05-2007, 01:55 PM
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#11 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Nice pics DB... I like the Doolittle bird...
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11-05-2007, 02:10 PM
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Country: | Very nice photo's - the wet tarmac really adds some atmosphere.
BTW, that B-25 was mine way back in 1973. I bought her from
a dentist who was no longer able to fly, in West Point, Virginia.
So nice to see her still in the air!!! And looking younger than me, by far!!! | |
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11-05-2007, 02:12 PM
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Country: | I'm assuming all these planes are CAF? (being from Texas and all  ) My father volunteered for the CAF back in the early 90s and set-up some demostration flights at airshows around South Jersey and such. They gave him a little plaque that he treasured.
Great pics!
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11-05-2007, 02:40 PM
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Country: | Great pics, THX.
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11-05-2007, 03:20 PM
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Country: | The B24A belongs to the CAF. The B25 is from the Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) in Galveston Tx. The plane was named Special Delivery and in Navy markings. The museum's focus is no longer the Pacific. When it came time for repairs and repainting, the museum started looking for a unit that was not currently represented. LSFM approached the Doolittle Raider Assocation and received premission to use their logo. LSFM wanted to honor all of the Raiders and not just one plane so they kept to plane's name Special Delivery.
Twoeagles, what markings did she have when you had her? I may have an old B&W photo of her then.
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