Willow Run B-24

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:50 pm

Is the Yankee museum looking for a Willow Run Built B-24??????? I see in the photo album posted of the van that they are collecting B-24 parts??? Just wondering.......................is their a finder fee????:)

Steve T · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:12 pm

Oh good grief yes...that's been YAM's "holy grail" for eons. It's wrenching to read the India section of the early editions of Leslie Hunt's "Veteran and Vintage Aircraft" surveys...about a dozen recently-retired coastal patrol B-24J/L/M (ex RAF Liberator VIII) types, there for the taking, more or less, but nobody wanted them...Three or four had gone to museums already (eg. Cosford; Pima; Rockcliffe) and one would go to the IAF museum; one last one would surface later on and eventually become CF's superb "Witchcraft"; but the rest...irretrievably gone. One of those sad "if onlys" made even more dismaying by its relative recency. If Yankee are actively looking for a Lib now, good for them, and I earnestly hope they finally find one!

S.

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:19 pm

Steve T wrote:

Oh good grief yes...that's been YAM's "holy grail" for eons. It's wrenching to read the India section of the early editions of Leslie Hunt's "Veteran and Vintage Aircraft" surveys...about a dozen recently-retired coastal patrol B-24J/L/M (ex RAF Liberator VIII) types, there for the taking, more or less, but nobody wanted them...Three or four had gone to museums already (eg. Cosford; Pima; Rockcliffe) and one would go to the IAF museum; one last one would surface later on and eventually become CF's superb "Witchcraft"; but the rest...irretrievably gone. One of those sad "if onlys" made even more dismaying by its relative recency. If Yankee are actively looking for a Lib now, good for them, and I earnestly hope they finally find one!

S.

How about parts to one???? Maybe a Major assembly???

YAF340 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:29 pm

If you something of interest, log on to www.yankeeairmuseum.org and go to the contact us section. E-mail to ernie should do the trick. Thanks JOE

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:32 pm

A Willow Run built wing section! There is the other side not too far from this one!

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:42 pm

As of right now the only group I know of thats actively trying to get a Liberator back in the air! I for one hope they make it come true!

N3N! Where is that rare and sought after center section?! :wink:

Ztex · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:01 am

If you looking for pieces...

This one's @ 10,000 ft...I don't think it is available but...

Django · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:52 pm

N3Njeff wrote:

A Willow Run built wing section! There is the other side not too far from this one!

Where is that?

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:48 pm

Vermont

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:06 pm

Oh c’mon! That’s close! Close enough for me! I mean heck, its New England! The entire area makes up Montana!

So where’s the treasure to be found N3NJeff? :wink:

seabee1526 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:18 pm **Posts:** 459

Whatever happened? These parts still out there?

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:30 pm

seabee1526 wrote:

Whatever happened? These parts still out there?

The Vermont airplane is still there. Just had the Anniversary of the crash.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/arti ... 2/91016003

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