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Liberator tail number "36", was this "Brewery Wagon", 41-24294. I believe
that she was repaired and was later to be used by the Rumanian Air Force along with 3 or 4 other B-24's ?

Bertrand H

26th November 2022 10:43

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Thanks Ed

#2462_2 : The Spitfire coded "V" has a name "Melly Alweita (....) ale" and a possible serial which finished by "0" and readable when you put this photo in negative.

North Africa I think

edwest2

26th November 2022 21:09

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You're welcome Bertrand.

The Liberator has the words "Justa Willo Boy" toward the nose. Not sure about the spelling of the first word.

Alex Smart

26th November 2022 23:34

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The Spitfire "V", have sadly not been able to view it as a negative. However I put forward the following.
My thoughts are that this is a doctored version of "V ⊙ UZ", serial number R6770 of 306 Polish Squadron. Pilot became a POW, 22nd August 1942.
Two photo's of R6770 ( crash position very similar) can be viewed in the 306 Sqdn site in the Polish Squadron's Remembered website.

http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/

Alex

Alex Smart

26th November 2022 23:54

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Post 2465 " I'm a mean Willo boy" confirms the B-24 is "Brewery Wagon".
Quotation is just behind the pilot side (left) window and below the top gun turret.

https://warbirds.fandom.com/wiki/Fil...in_Romania.jpg

edwest2

27th November 2022 02:22

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Thank you for clearing that up Alex.

Bertrand H

27th November 2022 08:18

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#2466 : fishtail type of exhausts are not the same and we have a Spit V and a Spit IX ; the wrecks on nose are not the same ; so two different losses

Bertrand

Alex Smart

27th November 2022 17:52

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R6770 was a Mk 1 converted twice up to Mk IX .

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