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Aviation History And Aircraft Photography |
B-24 — The Liberator Survivors
B-24 Liberators Currently Active
Serial Number
| Aircraft Type
| Nickname
| City
| State
| Location
| Notes |
AM-927 40-2366
| LB-30 B-24A
| Ol’927
| Midland
| TX
| Commemorative Air Force
| Flies on a regular basis.
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44-44052
| B-24J
| Witchcraft
| Stowe
| MA
| Collings Foundation
| Tours extensively. Former IAF aircraft.
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44-44272
| B-24J
| Joe
| Polk City
| FL
| Fantasy Of Flight
| Has not flown recently.
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Note — click on the Serial Number to see a photo of each airplane.
B-24 Liberators On Static Display (USA)
Serial Number
| Aircraft Type
| Nickname
| City
| State
| Location
| Notes |
41-23908
| B-24D
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| Ogden
| UT
| Hill Aerospace Museum
| On display indoors.
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42-72843
| B-24D
| Strawberry Bitch
| Dayton
| OH
| USAF Museum
| On display indoors.
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44-41916
| B-24M
| Shady Lady
| Atwater
| CA
| Castle Air Museum
| On display outdoors.
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44-44175
| B-24J
| Bungay Buckaroo
| Tucson
| AZ
| Pima Aerospace Museum
| On display indoors. Former IAF aircraft.
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44-48781
| B-24J
| Louisiana Belle II
| Shreveport
| LA
| 8th Air Force Museum
| On display outdoors, on grounds of Barksdale AFB.
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Note — click on the Serial Number to see a photo of each airplane.
B-24 Liberators On Static Display (Overseas)
Serial Number
| Aircraft Type
| Nickname
| City
| State
| Location
| Notes |
44-41956
| B-24M
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| Werribee
| Victoria (Australia)
| B-24 Liberator Memorial Fund
| Under restoration.
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44-44213
| B-24
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| Palam
| India
| Air Force Museum
| Palam is located near New Delhi.
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44-50154
| B-24L
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| Ottawa
| Ontario
| Canada Aviation Museum, Rockcliffe
| On display outdoors. Former IAF aircraft.
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44-50206
| B-24L
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| London
| UK
| RAF Museum At Hendon
| On display indoors. Former IAF aircraft.
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44-51228
| EB-24M
| Dugan
| Duxford
| UK
| American Air Museum
| On display indoors. Formerly at Lackland AFB.
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Note — click on the Serial Number to see a photo of each airplane.
B-24 Liberator Variants
Serial Number
| Aircraft Type
| Nickname
| City
| State
| Location
| Notes |
Bu No 59701
| PB4Y-2
| Tanker 127
| Grey Bull
| WY
| Hawkins And Powers
| Former fire bomber registered as N6884C
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Bu No 59819
| PB4Y-2
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| Galveston
| TX
| Lone Star Flight Museum
| Under restoration to flying status.
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Bu No 59876
| PB4Y-2
| Tanker 125
| Willow Run
| MI
| Yankee Air Force
| Unharmed in recent museum fire. Built from remains of crashed fire
bomber.
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Bu No 59882
| PB4Y-2
| Tanker 126
| Grey Bull
| WY
| Hawkins And Powers
| Former fire bomber registered as N7692C.
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Bu No 66261
| PB4Y-2
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| Pensacola
| FL
| National Museum Of Naval Aviation
| Displayed outdoors. Parts from 66304 used to rebuild this aircraft.
66304 was rebuilt with parts from 66313. Damaged by Hurricane Ivan, now repaired.
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Bu No 66300
| PB4Y-2
| Tanker 124
| Grey Bull
| WY
| Hawkins And Powers
| Former fire bomber registered as N2872G. Bought by Yanks Air
Museum in Chino in 2006.
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Bu No 66302
| PB4Y-2
| Tanker 121
| Grey Bull
| WY
| Hawkins And Powers
| Former fire bomber registered as N2871G
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Note — click on the Serial Number to see a photo of each airplane.
B-24 Liberator Hulks
Serial Number
| Aircraft Type
| Nickname
| City
| State
| Location
| Notes |
AL-557
| LB-30
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| Ft. Collins
| CO
| Don Whittington
| Recovered from Alaska crash site.
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Bu No 59695
| PB4Y-2
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| Lake Washington
| WA
| US Navy
| Crashed Aug 26, 1956, in water near popular boat landing.
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Bu No 59932
| PB4Y-2
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| Kissimmee
| FL
| Tom Reilly Vintage Aircraft Restoration
| Former instructional airframe.
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40-02367
| B-24D
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| Atka
| AK
| US Air Force
| Crashed on Atka island Alaska, assigned to the Pueblo, CO,
B-24 museum, never recovered.
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41-11825
| B-24D
| Hail Columbia
| Polk City
| FL
| Fantasy Of Flight
| Nose section only. Likely a false marking.
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41-24301
| B-24D
| Lady Be Good
| Tobruck
| Libya
| Libyan Air Forces
| Crashed in WWII, discovered in 1958, recovered by Libyan
military in 1994 to prevent further looting.
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41-24311
| B-24D
| Hadley's Harem
| Istanbul
| Turkey
| ???
| Cockpit section only. War record, flew Ploesti raid.
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42-40461
| B-24D
| Grumpy
| Hampton
| VA
| Virginia Air & Space Center
| Nose section only.
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42-40557
| B-24D
| Fightin' Sam
| Pooler
| GA
| Mighty Eighth AF Museum
| Nose section only.
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44-51228
| EB-24M
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| San Antonio
| TX
| US Air Force Traditions Museum
| Fiberglass replica. On display outdoors at Lackland AFB.
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Note—click on the Serial Number to see a photo of each airplane.
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