Warbird Information Exchange

Hi

In response to Steve's query: What's up with the mods on this aircraft?

This "PR" photo of "Tulsa Joe" a B-24J-5-NT, 44-28181 was not the last B-24 for Australia, it was only 75% complete when the order was cancelled at wars end.

Relatively unique Australian modifications on NAA built B-24s carried out at Douglas Tulsa and NWA St. Paul included the blister window on LHS of flight deck for the navigator and the large circular opening for the SCR-717C radome.

Mark

Hi,

Regarding those wonderful pics added in post by:-
CDF
Post subject: Re: RAAF B-24
PostPosted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 3:14 pm

It looks like possibly all may have been taken at McIntyre Field Tocumwal NSW (not Victoria. Tocumwal & the airfield are on the northern side of the Murray River).
You can see at least in one of the pics, one of the remaining large timber-framed hangars; beyond the lineup.

As an aside, & by way of saying "G'day!", perhaps some background:-

For the past ten years or so, I have been researching the WWII airfield at Tocumwal, as well as the branch line from Narrandera to Tocumwal.
In the process I have read thousands of online docs, including our own National Archives online stuff. Have downloaded hundreds, & been in contact with people from across the globe, in my quest to be able to learn about McIntyre Field. I put together a couple of folders for Bob Brown (THAM curator), in thanks for his assistance to myself & project partner Craig Carr.
One folder is about the namesake of the airfield, & the mystery around a tragic crash out of Archerfield, in which Capt Patrick William McIntyre perished. Coincidentally, the American Camp Muckley at Archerfield was probably named after one of those who also perished on that mystery flight.
You can read a bit about it here:-
http://tocumwal.weebly.com/

Also, Peter Dunne has put up a web page on his excellent WWII site:-
http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld218.htm

kind regards,

Noel Brettoner