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MY DAD FLEW THESE

MY DAD FLEW THESE

The COLLINGS FOUNDATION B-24. My dad flew these out of the UK during WWII. I had a chance to walk through this one. Managed to get a small feel for the thin ski...
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The COLLINGS FOUNDATION B-24. My dad flew these out of the UK during WWII. I had a chance to walk through this one. Managed to get a small feel for the thin skin of this bird and wonder how anyone survived in them.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 100 Shutter 10/2500 Focal Length 180/10

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Scottsdale, Arizona, US

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Feb, 2019

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I got to tour this plane when it visited Brackett Field in LaVerne CA. My father-in-law was the ball turret gunner on a B-24 during WWII.

GOD BLESSS him - these things were paper thin and I think a spitball would penetrate the skin.

We have a wreck of a B 24 at Moonlight Creek in the Northern Territory (Aust) where one got lost in 1942, the sole survivor was found a long long time later having walked hundreds of miles..good reading ...

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I have shots of this very same plane.

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I have shots of this very same plane.

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I have shots of this very same plane.

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I have shots of this very same plane.

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Great shot and good to keep it for the generations to come. Thanks for sharing.

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