Australian B-24 Liberator Restoration.

[VintageAviationNews]

Australian B-24 Liberator Restoration. Quick Update.

Thanks to Phil Buckley for the article.


http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbird-res ... ation.html

[Pat Carry]

This is going to be one good looking aircraft when finished. The interior is looking amazing. Keep up the good down there.

[Jesse C.]

That is an awesome restoration!

It's just too bad that we don't have one here in San Diego, CA. Birthplace of the B-24

[wendovertom]

Looks great!

As far as restorations, I wonder at what point the two LB-30s in storage in Colorado will be worth the effort to restore them back to flying? Or een better restore them as B-24 bombers!

Tom P.

[tulsaboy]

Someone (and I freely admit that I am in no such position, and am merrily spending that "someone's" money...) should cobble together an LB-30 out of those as static, and then trade it to the NMUSAF for the Barksdale B-24J. NMUSAF would get an early model they could paint up in British markings or in the pre-war neutrality markings, so they could start the process of having "one of each" like they seem to have done with B-17s... We would get another potential flyer!

(sigh) When am I winning that lottery again?

kevin

[wendovertom]

right there with you on that plan Kevin!

I assume that the B-24s never survived after the war as well (?) as the B-17 due to being a little less durable in applications such as fire fighting. It really is sad there are not more flyer around.

Tom P.

[shrike]

right there with you on that plan Kevin!

I assume that the B-24s never survived after the war as well (?) as the B-17 due to being a little less durable in applications such as fire fighting. It really is sad there are not more flyer around.

Tom P.

Sure to P-off the B-17istas, but I think it was due to the B-24 being a better bomber. Meaning it was better optimized for the strategic bombing role, rather than the B-17, designed when no one was really sure what that role actually would be. This led to the B-17 being less specialized, and thus better able to be adapted to a wider range of activities