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Mysterious Liberator from Gulf of Danzig
Hello all,
In Museum of Polish Navy in Gdynia is engine of type Pratt & Whitney R-1830, see photo. http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7796/img3056tj8.jpg http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9822/img3057fg6.jpg http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/3388/img3060cw6.jpg Plate informs, that belonged to Consolidated B-24 „Liberator” and found him in Gulf of Danzig in 1997. I wish very to find out what this plane. Very I ask for informations on theme B-24 „Liberator” lost in region Gdynia and Gdansk Thank you very much and sorry for my bad english. Best regards Alkali |
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![]() Possibly the B-24 was from the 93rd Bombardment Group:
See thread-11th paragraph: http://www.93rdbombardmentgroup.com/history.htm Bomb Squadrons were: 328th 329th 330th 409th |
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![]() At least 2 B-24 lost in Gulf of Danzig:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/wwii/messages/17641.html Air raid of 9 October 1943: http://www.afa.org/magazine/1993/0993against.asp |
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Re: Mysterious Liberator from Gulf of Danzig
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Thanks, During air raid of 9 October 1943 loss among B-24 this only two planes. Yet no did not fall to Gulf of Danzig, both bombers landed in Sweden, see : B-24D-20-CO s/n 41-24111 „Picadilly Filly”, 93. BG(H)/329. BS – MACR 829 Damaged by the flak and landed at Högsby, Sweden. http://hem.passagen.se/forcelanding/main.files/b24-1.htm photo - http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8441/4123111fw2.jpg B-24D-75-CO s/n 42-40610 „Death Dealer”, 93. BG(H)/409. BS – MACR 830 Damaged by the flak and landed at Rinkaby, Sweden. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=6158 http://www.accident-report.com/Serials/1942r.htm Secret of engine waits still onto explanation. Best Regards, Alkali |
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![]() RAF bombed Gdansk also:
http://www.uboat.net/forums/read.php...3194#msg-73194 |
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![]() Are they any seriel numbers on engine?
Try an post them-prehaps someone can march them up with a MACR US and RAF B-24 Aircraft which used the 1830 engine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_B-24 Last edited by NUPPOL; 30th July 2007 at 12:57. Reason: additional information |
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Re: Mysterious Liberator from Gulf of Danzig
For comparison
Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830 - 43/43A Tourbo Supercharged -43 Installations. AT-22 (Five C-87 airframes for the training of Flight Engineers) B-24C North American B-24D B-24E (Ford Douglas) B-24H ( .. .. ) XB-24B XB-24F C-87-CF (transport version of the B-24D) -43A Installations. B-24M. (Ford0 B-24E. (Ford Douglas) |
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Re: Mysterious Liberator from Gulf of Danzig
Front view R-1830-43
Sorry I'll try again. |
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Re: Mysterious Liberator from Gulf of Danzig
Front view R-1830
not having a lot of luck with this I'll try again later |
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Re: Mysterious Liberator from Gulf of Danzig
Trying again!
I give up. |