Allied aircraft photos

[Buckeye30]

This is a B-24D-65 with nose turret added at a Modification Centre, originally to go to Thirteenth AF as an SB-24 radar "Snooper" but diverted to China and 308BG; lost on a flight from Suichwan to Chengkung near Kunming. 5 crew bailed and returned (MACR 10059).
374BS markings, yellow rudder and triangle and tail number 482. The "mouth" evidently based on a colour photo widely distributed and several Eighth AF B-24s copied this style. Mostly yellow.


Nick

[Stig Jarlevik]

Nick

You dont give any s/n but I assume you mean 42-40503 which went missing 26 Nov 1944?

I have very bad info regarding the rather elusive SB-24D. Ten were so modified in 1943.
I also know that some B-24J were mod to SB-24J

Some general info has been published but I have no list of all aircraft so modified.

Anything you can add?

Cheers
Stig

[Revi16]

https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40822.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-41078.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peacel...bie/5732902816
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-63805.html
https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/m...4-42-73446.cfm
42-40838 (868th BS, 13th AF) lost Jun 26, 1944 From Unknown Cause Over The Southwest Pacific Ocean While on a Radar Snooper Mission to Truk Atoll Micronesia. All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 7181.
Operated directly under auspices of 13th AF HQ, carrying out classified missions, and did not have a group assignment


https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-100271.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-100273.html
https://asisbiz.com/il2/B-24/307BG/p...h-site-01.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...bard-philbrick


If you type in SB-24 in the upper right Search box (Enhanced by Google) you will get quite a few hits for the SB-24 serial numbers.
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/index.html

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Revi
Appreciated!!
Cheers
Stig

[edwest2]

Thanks again Nick.