eBay: Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules

As an eBay Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Capt. Vick said:
View attachment 693367
Found this picture on the Air Force Museum website and notice the tail turret (with radar?). A test plane for the B-32?

I honestly think you could start building Liberator variations and never finish.
Click to expand...
Interesting pic. Post-war 1947 with the Red Bar in Insignia. B-32's out of service by then.
FYI - 44-51928 was last B-24 built by Ford at Willow Run. Came off assembly line Jun 28, 1945. Flown directly to storage facility and then to RFC at Kingman, AZ for scrapping and ultimate smelting.
 
That's what I thought, post 1947 mkgs, B-32s long gone, so a test turret for the B-36.
 
An explanation for " the Hump is given i was not aware of. Here it means getting 500 ft higher the cruise altitude . In that bit a dive is set in to gain speed level of and continu. 6.50 min mark in clip.
 
As an eBay Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
U-Boat Monthly Report Jan 1943



IA. FIRST ENGAGEMENT WITH AN ENEMY AIRCRAFT
The first action between an airplane of the Antisubmarine Command and one of the enemy occurred on December 4, 1942, at 51-15 N 10-00 W. A B-24 of the 1st Antisubmarine Squadron, piloted by Capt. Lueke, on A/S patrol, encountered a plane identified as a JU-88. The action as shown on Chart VIII progressed as follows:
1. B-24 on course 2540T -1500' altitude -sighted a JU-88 at 1 mile, 300 to star-board.
2. JU-88 approached and passed B-24 500 yds. to starboard, and 1000 ft. above.At 500 yds. to rear on the starboard JU-88 banded away into 360 turn.
3. JU-88 pulled up into a parallel course 600 yards to rear and 500 ft. above -still to starboard.
4. B-24 took evasive action, making a series of 900 turns to port and starboard and 1000 ft. climbs and dives in and out of clouds. During this phase, of 20 minutes, JU-88 maintained same relative position as in #3.
5. JU-88 pulled up even with the B-24 and 1000 ft. above.
6. JU-88 immediately turned into the B-24 at a dive, crossing over about 800 ft.above. The B-24 turned into a 450 starboard climb as the enemy approached. The waist gunner fired two bursts at 600 yds., the top gunner one burst at approximately the same range. After the cross-over to port the top gunner fired three more bursts at 1000 yds., as the JU-88 pulled into a moderate climb.
7. B-24 made a 360 turn to left and resumed normal course at 1500 ft. JU-88, after disappearing , returned through clouds and followed B-24 1000 ft. above -1 mile to rear of port side, later it headed westerly with no further action.
 
Killed own sub?

FIRST BLOOD.
Details of a 1st Antisubmarine Squadron attack on an enemy submarine in the Bay of Biscay, briefly outlined in the December Summary, have since reached these Headquarters and indicate that it was an excellently executed attack. The attack was carried out by a B-24D, piloted by Captain Thorne, while on A/Spatrol at 1349 (GOT) on December 31, 1942 in 5120N 2058W. An A.S.V. contact was first made while the airplane was eight miles distant at an altitude of 1000'. The pilot homed on the signal, on a course of 300, gradually reducing altitude, and sighted the submarine about 47 miles away traveling on the surface at a speed of approximately 8 knots, course 3300T. No wake was visible because of the heavy rough seas. The submarine began its crash dive as Pilot Thorne started his run. Attacking from 4 points abaft the starboard beam of the submarine, at a speed of 200 mph from 175' altitude, 9 TorpexMK XI depth bombs, were dropped with a fuse setting of 25 feet and at a spacing of six-teen feet. The stick straddled the hull just behind the conning tower. Three depthbombs fell to starboard, two over the hull, and the remainder to the port side. Approximately 85 .50 calibre rounds were fired at the disappearing hull and conning tower bythe port ventral and tail gunners. The three depth bombs that fell to the starboard should have moved in and exploded directly under the stern of the U-Boat, and the plume of the depth bombs contained a black streak believed to have been oil. As the point ofattack was circled, an oil patch estimated to be 200 feet in diameter was observed; in the center of which numerous small bubbles were noticeable. A flame float was dropped,and the plane left the area on baiting procedure, returning 50 minutes later withoutseeing any further evidence of damage. This attack, which is considered to have been well planned and executed, received damage assessment of B (probably sunk). Detection of this target by Radar beyond visual range under adverse sea conditions illustrates the value of efficient personnel and effective equipment.



U-boat Losses during 1942 - Fates - German U-boats of WWII - Kriegsmarine - uboat.net

The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to counter the U-boat threat.
uboat.net
 
As an eBay Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Similar threads

P
B-24 Liberator V- Grand.
Replies
1
Views
724
Gnomey
P
The last B-24 at San Diego
Replies
0
Views
587
Peter C
P
Ebay: Fairey Barracuda
Replies
3
Views
725
Gnomey
Blackburn B-24 Skua
Replies
4
Views
1K
Gnomey
O
B-26 from a NC scrapyard circa 1970
Replies
2
Views
380
Snautzer01
Menu
Log in
Register