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Is "Dragon and his Tail" the same B-24 that used to be painted as "All
American"? Collings Foundation, right? Yes, the same airplane...the ONLY flying B-24. There's an LB-30 flying still. Walt |
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Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ??
"WalterM140" wrote in message ... Is "Dragon and his Tail" the same B-24 that used to be painted as "All American"? Collings Foundation, right? Yes, the same airplane...the ONLY flying B-24. There's an LB-30 flying still. Walt |
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"M.H.Greaves" wrote: Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ?? I suspect our friend Mr. Gustin has: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../C87LIBER.html Bob McKellar |
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Subject: B-17 landing accident today, Van Nuys, Calif.
From: "M.H.Greaves" Date: 5/13/04 1:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: Does anyone know what a C87 IS?? "Bob McKellar" wrote in message ... "M.H.Greaves" wrote: Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ?? I suspect our friend Mr. Gustin has: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../C87LIBER.html Bob McKellar They also took out the bombay racks and in some cases sealed the bombay doors. Also bombsight, intervalometer and bomb rack electrical controls were removed as well as racks for MG ammo belts. .. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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Does anyone know what a C87 IS??
"Bob McKellar" wrote in message ... "M.H.Greaves" wrote: Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ?? I suspect our friend Mr. Gustin has: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../C87LIBER.html Bob McKellar |
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Its a transport version of the B24, no guns, no bombs, no ammo, just a big
transport version of the B24, I first heard about them was in E. K. Gann's book, "Fate is the Hunter" He flew one and just missed the Taj Mahal!! Good Book; Well worth the read!!! "Bob McKellar" wrote in message ... "M.H.Greaves" wrote: Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ?? I suspect our friend Mr. Gustin has: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../C87LIBER.html Bob McKellar |
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Yup, that's right, it was just a plain, and basic bomber, no frills.
"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: B-17 landing accident today, Van Nuys, Calif. From: "M.H.Greaves" Date: 5/13/04 1:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: Does anyone know what a C87 IS?? "Bob McKellar" wrote in message ... "M.H.Greaves" wrote: Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ?? I suspect our friend Mr. Gustin has: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../C87LIBER.html Bob McKellar They also took out the bombay racks and in some cases sealed the bombay doors. Also bombsight, intervalometer and bomb rack electrical controls were removed as well as racks for MG ammo belts. . Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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M.H.Greaves wrote:
"Bob McKellar" wrote in message ... "M.H.Greaves" wrote: Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ?? I suspect our friend Mr. Gustin has: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../C87LIBER.html Its a transport version of the B24, no guns, no bombs, no ammo, just a big transport version of the B24, I first heard about them was in E. K. Gann's book, "Fate is the Hunter" He flew one and just missed the Taj Mahal!! Good Book; Well worth the read!!! That'd be the "Gremlin's Castle", yes? I seem to recall that chapter being excerpted in Reader's Digest. Ended up reading a lot of aviation books after seeing excerpts in RD. -- Marc Reeve actual email address after removal of 4s & spaces is c4m4r4a4m4a4n a4t c4r4u4z4i4o d4o4t c4o4m |
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"M.H.Greaves" wrote in message ... Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ?? "WalterM140" wrote in message ... Is "Dragon and his Tail" the same B-24 that used to be painted as "All American"? Collings Foundation, right? Yes, the same airplane...the ONLY flying B-24. There's an LB-30 flying still. Heard of a C-87? Why sure, did you know that FDR used a C-87 in a role that in later days would get a plane called Air Force 1? I don't guess I've ever seen one though, outside a photo. Any C-87 survivors have likely been converted to B-24s by now. I know this was the case for XC-108, a B-17E converted to a tanker; it was "discovered" to still exist in private hands but was restored to the B-17 configuration. |
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As far as I can tell, he only did two genuine factual aviation books, but I
may be wrong! (maybe you can put me right!) I went to my local library and found a whole load of his, but they were all fiction, except "flying Circus", for some reason, I don't know why exactly, I cannot read fiction, Science fiction if I'm in the right mood (rarely), but when it comes to flying, its gotta be factual!! "Marc Reeve" wrote in message ... M.H.Greaves wrote: "Bob McKellar" wrote in message ... "M.H.Greaves" wrote: Speaking about B24's; has anyone ever heard of a C87 ?? I suspect our friend Mr. Gustin has: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../C87LIBER.html Its a transport version of the B24, no guns, no bombs, no ammo, just a big transport version of the B24, I first heard about them was in E. K. Gann's book, "Fate is the Hunter" He flew one and just missed the Taj Mahal!! Good Book; Well worth the read!!! That'd be the "Gremlin's Castle", yes? I seem to recall that chapter being excerpted in Reader's Digest. Ended up reading a lot of aviation books after seeing excerpts in RD. -- Marc Reeve actual email address after removal of 4s & spaces is c4m4r4a4m4a4n a4t c4r4u4z4i4o d4o4t c4o4m |
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