That LB-30 / B-24A tail position - again...

[JDK]

Has Gary seen this shot?



http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of ... 671370361/

It seems as frustrating as ever in terms of actual details, but the metalwork looks just like Gary's!(It's obviously not the right model of B-24 into LB, but the back end looks the same as our interest...

There's a downloadable TIFF, with maximum detail, on the LoC website under the 'persistent URL' link below the picture.

[retroaviation]

Not an "A" model. Notice the top turret hole in front of the wing? If I remember correctly, this is one of the early C-87's that was produced after the mods were made to Ol' 927 to turn it into a transport and they liked what they saw.

I've got a picture somewhere of the completed tailgunner's section from the airplane pictured above. Although it's similar, it's not like the one on our airplane. I reckon Second Air Force (Scott) should know more details than I do about this mod they did.

Gary

[Steve Nelson]

I believe all the C-87s were conversions of B-24Ds. For the tail, they simply added a sheet metal fairing where the turret would normally go.

SN

[51fixer]

Has Gary seen this shot?



http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of ... 671370361/

Gotta love the fixture tooling on either side of the wing, inboard wing near fuselage and below the rear fuselage.
There to keep everything straight and true.
I'm currently building a fixture for the P-51 horizontal and I'm going nuts with the measuring.
Rich