Our friend Lil
Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:20 pm
Forgive me if this has been covered before and completely overlooked by me:
I recall reading some time ago in Stephen Ambrose's "The Wild Blue" that at the time, the Collings B-24 was the only flying one. Was Lil not flying then, or was it not being considered a B-24 because of the LB-30 designation? Or was this just an error, which I've heard that this book was full of......?
Just curious.........
I recall reading some time ago in Stephen Ambrose's "The Wild Blue" that at the time, the Collings B-24 was the only flying one. Was Lil not flying then, or was it not being considered a B-24 because of the LB-30 designation? Or was this just an error, which I've heard that this book was full of......?
Just curious.........
Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:28 pm
Yes, because of the LB-30 designation. Minor technicality if you ask me. 
Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:33 pm
Django wrote:Yes, because of the LB-30 designation. Minor technicality if you ask me.
Yeah! I guess so! Thanks, tho......
Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:12 pm
Ambrose was a bit biased too... he was a plane sponsor (one of the bigger names on the front) of the B-24 after he took a ride in her at a Williamsport, PA visit a few years before the book was published.
Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:28 pm
Ryan Keough wrote:Ambrose was a bit biased too... he was a plane sponsor (one of the bigger names on the front) of the B-24 after he took a ride in her at a Williamsport, PA visit a few years before the book was published.
I remember thinking about the "bias" bit in his acknowledgement section. Ah, at least he gave a glowing review of his flight! Also, it's nice that he became a sponsor.....too bad more people with a bit of "disposable income" wouldn't do so.......