please help me with identifying this acft

I have just recently discover these pictures of my great uncle. I believe
the aircraft to be a b-17 or a b-24. I don't have a lot of experience
identifying planes of this era. any help would be appreciated

"scott king" wrote in message
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I have just recently discover these pictures of my great uncle. I believe
the aircraft to be a b-17 or a b-24. I don't have a lot of experience
identifying planes of this era. any help would be appreciated

It is a B-24 Liberator.

Short story and links he
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/aprils.../memories.html

And so much more history of that era he
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/aprils...4/oldbuck.html

You have a picture of a downed Liberator that may be historical and
precious. Value it.

Cheers,

Jim Morris via 15 minutes with www.Google.com/images

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"scott king" wrote in message
nk.net...
I have just recently discover these pictures of my great uncle. I believe
the aircraft to be a b-17 or a b-24. I don't have a lot of experience
identifying planes of this era. any help would be appreciated

It is a B-24 Liberator.

Short story and links he
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/aprils.../memories.html

And so much more history of that era he
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/aprils...4/oldbuck.html

You have a picture of a downed Liberator that may be historical and
precious. Value it.


The photograph is of a North American B-25G Mitchell. With so many aircraft
there was bound to be duplication of names.

"scott king" wrote in news:_3tGh.6343$PL.1823
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I have just recently discover these pictures of my great uncle. I believe
the aircraft to be a b-17 or a b-24. I don't have a lot of experience
identifying planes of this era. any help would be appreciated



It is a B-25, the H model.

Fitted with 75 mm Cannon in nose for close
ground attack work.

"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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"scott king" wrote in news:_3tGh.6343$PL.1823
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I have just recently discover these pictures of my great uncle. I believe
the aircraft to be a b-17 or a b-24. I don't have a lot of experience
identifying planes of this era. any help would be appreciated



It is a B-25, the H model.

Fitted with 75 mm Cannon in nose for close
ground attack work.

I guess there were many aircraft with the same "nose art" names.
I thought it was a B-25 myself but all I could find on the web was this:

42-52191 LILLIE BELLE B-24H-10-FO N Ditched in North Sea 3/6/1944. One
survivor: Lt. Gerald J. Cyr


But on this aircraft the name is spelled differently. Lillie Bell.
Oh well, I tried but am normally wrong.

Jim Morris

With the twin .50s in the nose above the .75 mm cannon my vote is for a
B-25H. And the tropical background is a dead givaway for the Pacific
theater.

Interesting shot and it's always nice to see new nose art.

Brian

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With the twin .50s in the nose above the .75 mm cannon my vote is for a
B-25H.


Most B-25Hs had four .50s in the nose, all were built with the upper turret
moved forward. The airplane in the photo is a B-25G.

Ah, "G" and "H" are right next to each other on the keyboard. I shoulh have
typed G, especially with the twin vs. quad .50s in the nose.

Brian

"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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It is a B-25, the H model.


No, it's a B-25G. The B-25H had two more .50s in the nose and the upper
turret moved forward.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in news:GbCGh.8495$_
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"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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It is a B-25, the H model.


No, it's a B-25G. The B-25H had two more .50s in the nose and the upper
turret moved forward.