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Tribute to Ford Willow Run Liberator Production (25Kingman49)

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:54:06 GMT

B-24 Liberator Willow Run Assembly Plant The manufacturing and construction production video for the Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber. This video is about the Ford Motor Company production plant at Willow Run for B-24's before and during

Desperately needing info (Ballturret)

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:00:20 GMT

Hello all and many thanks to you Veterans for your service! I'm about to build a B-17 for a former pilot with the 364th. He was shot down on his 21st or 22nd mission and spent 13 months in Stalag Luft 1. The man has terrible demen

Air Corps General Lost over Rabaul (gmonihan)

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:19:44 GMT

I recently read a memoir by Elliott R. Thorpe, B/Gen USA (Ret) who was a CI officer in the Pacific assigned to SWPAC Hqs (1942-1944) then in Tokyo through 1947. He states that ... "an air corps genreal was lost over Rabaul, it was later determined fro

24th Army Air Forces Glider Training Detachment (36tex)

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:11:41 GMT

Hello everyone! I am new here, as I spend most of my time on the USMF site. I am seeking information on the 24th AAGTD which was training in OK during WWII. I have one of the patches for this unit and would like to see what information is out

Looking for full tail number(s) Mission 24th Dec 1944 (joost900)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:21:35 GMT

Hello all, In a general interest in 8th AF & missions flown I am trying to get a picture of mission flown on Dec 24th 1944. The largest mission flown. I do have some pdf files containing reports to 8th AF HQ and they do al