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A B-24G Liberator (serial number 42-78399) on the 31 January 1944 with a modified nose that carried a twin-gun ball turret usually seen in the belly of a B-24 Liberator. This was an experimental aircraft at Kingman airbase in Arizona, USA, modified as part of the planning for the B-24N Liberator.
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A B-24G Liberator (serial number 42-78399) on the 31 January 1944 with a modified nose turret, the Sperry A-31. This was an experimental aircraft, modified at Wright Patterson AFB, OH, as part of the planning for the B-24N Liberator.

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A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78399) with a modified nose.

42-78399

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 558

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Roger Freeman Photo.

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ContributorLucy May
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Research John C Szabo: 'This plane was definitely salvaged at Kingman, but I believe your photo was taken at Wright Patterson, OH, before the bomber was assigned to Kingman (snow in the foreground!).'

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ContributorAAM
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection