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Mystery ? B-24 & B-25 scrapyard photo 1961

Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:40 pm

Thought i had just purchased another WWII scrapyard photo (see my other post) but this one had "aircraft scrapyard 1961" written on the back.

Any idea where ?

Laurent

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Re: Mystery ? B-24 & B-25 scrapyard photo 1961

Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:03 pm

If you can take a 35x jewelers loop to the pic you might just be able to read the "nose art" name (in white) under the pilots window. Might be a clue there.

Re: Mystery ? B-24 & B-25 scrapyard photo 1961

Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:05 pm

If 1961, probably one of the 4 Libs that were still on Morotai. Or, maybe one of the 3 Libs that are still on Angaur.

Re: Mystery ? B-24 & B-25 scrapyard photo 1961

Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:29 pm

Could this be what became of the B-24 that was at PIA?

Re: Mystery ? B-24 & B-25 scrapyard photo 1961

Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:18 pm

B-24 name was "ChipsClipper". Does it help ?

Laurent

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Re: Mystery ? B-24 & B-25 scrapyard photo 1961

Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:42 pm

Chips Clipper might have an Oklahoma City nose turret modification. It's hard to tell for sure....more research required.

Scott

Re: Mystery ? B-24 & B-25 scrapyard photo 1961

Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:37 pm

Is there any resource for cross-referencing nose art with serial# on Libs? (I realize thats a stretch). It would really be interesting to find this planes' history. If this is Morotai, in 1961, I'm pretty sure it would be a J.

Re: Mystery ? B-24 & B-25 scrapyard photo 1961

Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:26 pm

I checked Wally Forman's B-24 Nose Art Name Directory (which does cross reference to tail numbers; Group and Alphabetical) but Chip's Clipper was not in there. Also checked a wider search grid on the net without result.
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