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Old 14th September 2019, 18:17
Zoran Petek Zoran Petek is offline
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Re: RAF Liberator, Black Swan, India, 1944.

Hello Stig,
Early Libs had manufacturers c/n, such as c/n 118, AL620 'S' of 159 (and 160) Sqn.
MCn followed, and can be found on later B-24s built for UK & Commonwealth, not USAAF.
For example RAF Coastal Command's GR.VIs made at Fort Worth were in 29- range; RAF GR.VIIIs in 34-, 45- and 48-, B.VIII 36- and 46-, and RCAF Libs in 37- range. SAAF 31 & 34 Sqn's Libs were in 30- and 43- range.
As far as I remember RAAF's B-24s were either directly purchased from the USA or ex-USAAAF machines and did not have Mcns.
Last but not least (to avoid confusion), there was no '0' digit after '-', and Mcns looked like this: 43-1, 43-11, 43-111.
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