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Consolidated B-24 Liberator World War 2 propeller driven bomber, airplane models, B-24 plastic model kit, mahogany models, die cast models and WW2 B-24 Bomber Pictures.The B-24 Liberator was built in a factory called Willow Run in Detroit Michigan. The factory was built by Henry Ford and designed by Charles E. Sorensen. The Willow Run factory was named willow run because is it was built on the willow run creek. This is interesting because the last person to live on the Willow Run property was Warren Benjamin Kidder. I have spoken to Ben, personally, and he is one of the nicest people that anyone could ever meet. Ben wrote a book called Willow Run, Colossus of Industry, a book about the production of the B-24 liberator military bomber. When the factory was in full production it produced a B-24 liberator every 56 minutes. This factory is one of Henry Ford 's greatest achievements. You can read more about this fantastic, very well written book by clicking here.This famous WWII bomber fought its way through the dangerous skies of Europe and the Pacific. The B-24 Liberator was one of the most versatile and important aircraft of that era. It did not get the press attention that the Flying Fortress received, but it certainly earned its way by fighting through swarms of Luftwaffe fighters to drop bombs on the Third Reich. It earned the same laurels in the Pacific. B-24 Liberator Movies B-24 Liberator Aviation Art B-24 Liberator Models B-24 Liberator Books |
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4-16-2009 Dear Jerry, Thank you for you letter and the "Lightweight Tower Calling" bulletin. I'm glad that you feel fine now.  I'd
like to inform you about the event we are organizing in September this year. On
9/11 the park in Blechhammer will be given the name of 15th U.S.A.A.F. Airmen.
We have invited the American air attaché in Poland, colonel Mary E. Peterson. We
already have the plates with the name of the park (I'm sending you a photo). Me
and my friends from the "Blechhammer - 44" group have applied for this to the
local authorities. We are also trying to raise money for a memorial plate
with the names of 14 airmen killed in battle who are still buried in the Polish
soil somewhere around Heydebreck, Odertal and Blechhammer. 10 of them were from
485 BG. We are not sure how this project will be financed and I think that we
will ask the attaché for help. I will send you the list of names of those airmen. Perhaps you could spread the word to their families? I noticed in your bulletin how much you care for keeping in touch with people and preserving the memory about history. Perhaps somebody would like to come and participate in the September celebration? I'm also sending some photos of a B24 model. It is the plane of Lt. Arthur Lindell and it will be displayed in our museum; it was made by my friend Andrzej Cholewa. I wish you a blessed and joyful Easter and a spring full of new opportunities and warm days! I hope you will spend a great time with your family and friends. Waldemar
Hi John,
I thought your C-130 buddy who is going to
Poland might be interested in this upcoming event in Poland. I'm
putting Waldemar's email below. He was my tour guide when I was there, at
no charge, and spent 2 days with me showing me 15th AF crash sites, the
museum, the refineries, etc. I'm sure he'd do the same for any good
American. The uniform in the attached photo is one I donated to their
museum. In his email he references Lt. Lindell's crew. They went down on
12/26/44.
Jerry
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Above the Ardennes on December 31, 1944, Oblt. Hans Dortenmann -
Staffelkapitan of 12./JG 54, the Green Hearts - leads a formation of 30 Fw
190D fighters in an attack on 2nd Air Division B-24 Liberators.
The Little Gramper, the first forming plane
used by the 491st Bomb Group
The Squaw, a Liberator of the 98th Bomb Group
piloted by Royden L. Lebrect on the Ploesti Raids.
Known as The Dragon and His Tail, this B-24 -
which flew 85 missions with the 43rd Bomb Group at
le Shima, a small island just west of
Okinawa
Spotted Ape - a brightly colored B-24 Liberator
assembly ship which was used as a reference point to set up huge bomber
formations - of the 458th Bomb Group based at RAF Horsham St. Faith
Queen Mae, a B-24J Liberator that operated with
the 90th Bomb Group - the Jolly Rogers - in the Pacific Theater during World
War II
Known as The Dragon and His Tail, this B-24 -
which flew 85 missions with the 43rd Bomb Group at le Shima in the Pacific -
is widely recognized for its colorful crew insignia.
The only flyable B-24 Liberator aircraft in the
world, serial number 44-44052, is the aircraft owned and operated by the
Collings Foundation, and named after The Dragon and His Tail, this lavishly
decorated B-24 that flew in the Pacific during WWII. Restored in 1985, this
Liberator required over 420,000 new rivets and more than 80% of the
aircraft's parts were rebuilt or replaced.
The Squaw, a B-24D Liberator heavy bomber
piloted by Capt. Royden Lebrect of the 98th Bomb Group - the "Pyramiders" -
on the August 1, 1943, Ploesti low-level raid (Operation Tidal Wave)
"Strawberry Bitch," 376th Bomb Group
PB4Y-1 Liberator Flown on anti-submarine patrol
missions, the U.S. Navy's version of the B-24 bomber
Easy Maid the PB4Y-1 patrol bomber, which
was a Naval adaptation of the famous Consolidated B-24J Liberator
B-24H the 459th Bomb Group, which flew with the
15th Air Force out of Italy in 1944
"Jerk's Natural," a Ploesti survivor
B-24D Liberator, a heavy bomber that was
produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft during
World War II
Consolidated B-24J Liberator of the 376th
Bombardment Group based in North Africa during World War II
the B-24J Liberator "Silver Chief", with
markings of the 753rd BS/458th BG
Above the Ardennes on December 31, 1944, Oblt. Hans Dortenmann -
Staffelkapitan of 12./JG 54, the Green Hearts - leads a formation of 30 Fw
190D fighters in an attack on 2nd Air Division B-24 Liberators
B-24s from the 23rd Bomb Group, escorted by
P-51s from the 356th Fighter Group (led by Jersey Jerk, fly among the
columns of Thor (the Norse god of thunder and war) as they return from their
targets in Germany
Protecting B-24 Liberators returning from a
bomb run, an F4U Corsair from VF-17, the "Jolly Rogers," races past a
Japanese Zero - whose pilot is bailing out - it just shot out of the sky
over the South Pacific
B-24Ds of the American pioneer 93rd Bomb Group climb through 21,000 feet
into the light of the early morning sun. On this day, March 18, 1943, the
B-24Ds, joined by B-17s and other bombers, crossed the East Coast of England
en route to their target, the submarine base at Vegesack, Germany. This
first mission to Germany for the 93rd Bomb Group proved that daylight
bombing could be carried out successfully in the face of German defenses.
a photograph taken during the August 1, 1943,
low-level raid on Germany's oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania, is signed by
Col. Walter Stewart who, as deputy lead of the 93rd Bomb Group on this
mission and pilot of the only first-wave B-24 to survive the attack,
received the Distinguished Service Cross.
The Vulgar Virgin, a B-24 Liberator of the
344th Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group (H), makes its fatal run over target
"White IV," Ploesti, before being lost to flak and enemy fighters.
Safely back at their base in Salbani, India,
the crew of this 355 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Liberator tells of their
just-completed harrowing mission.
On August 1, 1943, 178 Liberators made a famous low-level bombing raid on
the oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania. This scene shows John R. "Killer"
Kane's B-24 named Hail Columbia and another Pyramidier B-24, The Squaw,
making their attack through the thick smoke over the target
B-24J from the 389th Bomb Group, which was
based at Hethel, England during World War II, can now be enjoyed by all at
the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida
The magnificent Liberator flies with the Collings
Foundation. Beautifully photographed by Patrick Bunce,
B-24D Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group, this
print showcases Joisey Bounce, a Liberator that flew with the 330th Bomb Squadron and
survived the low-level raids on Ploesti, Romania. Accompanying her are
Thundermug and Boomerang, both of the 328th.
1st Lt. Carl H. Fritsche brings his B-24 Liberator, The Crusader, into a
valley in the Himalayas. Unable to fly above this high mountain range with
the limited service ceiling of a fully loaded B-24, Fritsche relied on his
navigator's skill to successfully guide his aircraft on 48 missions carrying
fuel "over the Hump" into China from India in 1944.
Barely clearing the smokestacks of the oil
refineries at Ploesti, Romania, this B-24 Liberator, "Sandman," was one of
more than 100 that participated in Operation Tidal Wave - the low-level raid
of August 1, 1943.
A PB4Y-2 Privateer - a reconfigured B-24
Liberator with a lengthened fuselage, greater defensive armament, modified
engine cowlings and a distinctive, single vertical tail - of VPB-106 flies
over the Pacific Fleet near its island base in the Philippines in the spring
of 1945
B-24s of the 44th and 98th Bomb Groups exit the
target at extreme low level after turning the oil refineries at Ploesti into
a fiery maelstrom.
On November 2, 1944, B-24s of the 489th BG were
sent to destroy the railroad marshalling yards at Bielefeld, Germany. The
bomber formation was surprised to encounter the new German jet fighters, the
Messerschmitt Me-262, in one of the earliest jet attacks against U.S. heavy
bombers. The jets were chased off by P-47s that were escorting the bombers
and there were no losses.
The exhausted crew of the B-24 Utah Man has
returned to base near Benghazi, Libya on August 1, 1943 after bombing the
great oil refineries at Ploesti. Base personnel welcome back the crew as
pilot 1st Lt. Walter T. Stewart describes the mission to operations officer
Maj. Ramsay D. Potts.
Closing at high speed with all cannons blazing, the distinctive Fw 190A-8
"Black 8" flown by Unteroffizier Willi Maximowitz dives in to
attack a formation of USAAF B-24s from the 93rd Bomb Group over Germany.
Badly damaged by flak, Hell's Wench - a B-24
Liberator flown by Lt. Col. Addison Baker, commander of the 93rd Bomb Group
- continues toward its target during the daring low-level attack on the
Ploesti oil refineries on August 1, 1943. Hell's Wench crashed shortly after
releasing its bomb load, killing all of its crew.
Above the Ardennes on December 31, 1944, Oblt. Hans Dortenmann -
Staffelkapitan of 12./JG 54, the Green Hearts - leads a formation of 30 Fw
190D fighters in an attack on 2nd Air Division B-24 Liberators.
The jet-powered Me 262 fighter was fast and
could easily outrun Allied fighters. Unfortunately from the German
perspective, it arrived on the scene too late and in too few numbers to
impact the outcome of the war. Here we see it attacking a late-model B-24 in
1945
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| 8-15-2008 Hi Jeff-Just now whittled out some time to mail you with a little info ( for now ) gained from our Getty Family Reunion last weekend. I wrote you just before we left for Lake Pleasant, NY. I'll fill you in more later, but wanted to send two pix you and Mr. DeVillers might find interesting. Both in one .jpeg, 1st on top is my uncle, Capt. C.R. (Charles Robert) Getty on the right and Bombadier (Ernest Robert DeVillers) on the left. Bottom photo is, of course the G.K.II and GROUND CREW. C.R. is working on remembering their names. That's all for now, hope it adds to your quest. Brian Gough
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Jeff, My Dad was one of the first " Bombagators " in the Army Air Corps in WWII . He received the distinguished Flying cross for leading a mission over Germany during the war in a B-24 Liberator Bomber . The name of the plane was Galloping Katie two . Dad was Ernest Robert DeVillers . The pilot was J. Paul Getty . If you can set me up in any search areas , it would be greatly appreciated. Dad wrote a mission letter for every mission he flew but destroyed them just a few years ago . I have two that weren't in his possession along with his graduation book from San Angelo Army Air Field in San Angelo, Texas. If any of what I have can be of use to you or others interested in this history , please contact me at 508-835-4962 Thanks Jeff Frank DeVillers
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| Dear Sir: I was the Co-Pilot
on the "Gremlin". We were the only crew to fly #427512. On
5 January 1944 we were shot down by three German fighters over Friedrichskoog, Germany. I bailed out just a few seconds before the
Gremlin blew up and 6 crewmen were KIA. A 15 year old German viewed
this event and saw a piece of the Gremlin fall through their barn
roof and kill a horse. This German saw a recent posting about
our plane and wrote to me that he had plowed up a piece of the Gremlin.
He sent this piece to me. It looks to be a part of the engine
and bears identification : #9901 AND #108F23. I would like
to have this part identified. I have a picture that I could send
by attachment. I am also interested to know if any quality control
studies were made
to compare the quality of the B-24's
made at the various manufacturing plants. The Gremlin had problems
with the superchargers from the very first day we were assigned as
its crew. In fact we were alone on the day we were shot down as a
result of being unable to keep up with the formation because the superchargers
refused to operate as needed at high altitude. I am interest to know
if any comparative studies were made relative to such problems between
the various manufacturing plants. Also I would like to have a copy
of any manufacturing data that may exist for #427512.
Thank you for any assistance you may provide. William T. (Bill) Minor |
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