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PB4Y questions
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The attached photo was taken near Wilmington, NC in 1979. Is this a fire bomber with these markings?
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Re: PB4Y questions
Hallo John,
It probably is. I am looking at LIBERATOR by Alwyn T. Lloyd, pages 467-468 which contain several photos of these fire-fighting aircraft or 'Borate Bombers'. One photo shows a similarily marked Privateer with '127' on the front fuselage and a much modified nose. Your photo seems to show '124'. The firm is Hawkins and Powers of Greybull, Wyoming. I believe the last Privateer fire-fighting aircraft was grounded in 2002 due to the crash of another. There must be more about these long-lived and well-known aircraft in print or the internet. I would be surprised if AIR ENTHUSIAST did not have at least one article on the subject. Regards, Martin Gleeson. |
Re: PB4Y questions
Thanks Martin. Makes sense. Too bad they were grounded. I'll bet the sound was awesome!
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Re: PB4Y questions
A still from a video I took in 2000 of a PB4Y starting up and taking off from Greybull.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-...4844/jvn04.jpg |
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