B-24 Liberator

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B-24 Liberator

Collings Foundation allows you to go around, under and through their B-24, and you can touch and smell it too. I can't tell you how important this experience was to me - to see a B-24 just like my Dad flew.

Author: volleyballjones
Length: 07:34
Uploaded: 5.11.2006
Viewed: 21887×
Rating (31×):
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Video Category: Autos
Tags: B-24, Collings, Foundation, Witchcraft, WWII, B24, bomber, pilot, tail, gunner, WW-II, bombardier, navigator, co-pilot, B-24J, turret
I'm not a ...   (TheLimbReaper)5.2.2010
I'm not a numerolgist(?) but I do feel there is some irony to this date and the effect it seems to have on our lives.
That's crazy! My ...   (phishinvan)5.2.2010
That's crazy! My grandfather was a left waist gunner on a B-24 and was ALSO shot down on 9-11-44. How wild is that? His plane was shot down over Koblenz, Germany. Only he and one other member of his crew made it out alive (out of a crew of ten). I just saw the date and had to comment. We actually just buried my Grandfather at Arlington Natl. Cemetery this past Tuesday. When 9/11 happened, my Grandy was so made that those terrorists took "his" day. Honor & Respect to all vets.
my great uncle was ...   (RJfan)23.12.2009
my great uncle was the engineer/top turret gunner on a B-24J Liberator named "Southern Comfort III" in the 506th BS in the 44th BG.
I work with these ...   (airmanc81)3.12.2009
I work with these planes, and compared to the vast majority of people I've seen volleyballjon​es did a good job describing the plane. The only thing I noticed that he got wrong was on the ball turret. What he identified as the entrance hatch is actually a service hatch to service the guns, sights, etc. The entrance hatch is on the opposite side of the ball. The turret would be rotated guns-down to expose the hatch so the gunner could get in. Not a big deal since 99% of people get it wrong, too.
No. ...   (airmanc81)3.12.2009
No. Volleyballjon​es got it exactly right. It is an astrodome, and it was used to navigate using the stars. It was never intended to be used as an escape hatch. It is far too small for a person to climb through, nevermind the significant height of it in the B-24 nose. Add the incredibly bulky flight suits they wore, and escape would be impossible for all but a miniature contortionist. Any stories you heard about it being for escape are either false or, if true, a gross anomaly.
I swear I'm going ...   (TheLimbReaper)3.12.2009
I swear I'm going to get a flight on this plane. My great-uncle was the pilot of B-24 (J) Pistol Pakin Mamma (42-72989). Shot down 9-11-44 by Marcus Island.
5:10 that astrodome ...   (gunzoline93)2.12.2009
5:10 that astrodome or whatever you said, it's acctually an escape hatch
the worst position ...   (gunzoline93)2.12.2009
the worst position in the bomber was the ball turret
All I did was stand ...   (volleyballjones)7.11.2009
All I did was stand up through the nose wheel opening and I was looking into the nose.
how hard is it to ...   (JTelli786)12.10.2009
how hard is it to get into the nose turret all the videos iv seen this is the only video inside the nose of this beast.
I think I saw this ...   (climbon74)4.10.2009
I think I saw this LIB fly over me in Provo, Utah flying northwest towards the SLC airport about a month or two ago ? it was flying at about 1,500 feet above ground in a real bad cross wind getting kicked around a bit. Would this have been the plane I remember seeing the markings on the vertical stabilizers. ?
I flew in this very ...   (911liesrevealed)27.9.2009
I flew in this very plane 2 weeks ago. Wife got me a flight in this and the B-17. $425/flt. Experience of a lifetime. This is the only one in existence still flying. Engines run beautiful. Highly recommend it.
My uncle was an ...   (spaceymacy101)20.9.2009
My uncle was an engineer on the Pretty Prairie Special. His plane was shot down over New Ireland Island and he was a POW at Kabaul until he was executed by the Japanese in March of 1944. I'd love to see this plane.
My Granddad was a ...   (willwrb)10.9.2009
My Granddad was a Navigator aboard a B24. He broke his back on a crash landing returning to base. Don't know which unit he was in, though I do know he was stationed in North Africa. He stood at 6'4" and I often wonder if he ever got claustrophobi​c.
Amazing to think ...   (SteveSeabee)1.8.2009
Amazing to think that out of the thousands of Liberators built during the War there are only 2 flyable left in the world. I know the Yankee Air Musuem located near the Willow Run plant that built these would love to be able to find one to restore to go along with thier C47, B17 and B25.
tell him i said ...   (charleswimberley06)3.7.2009
tell him i said thanks and that i appreciate every thing that the memn in ww2 did for us and our right to be free
i was lucky and i ...   (charleswimberley06)3.7.2009
i was lucky and i got the opertunity to fly in this aircraft i live in denton texas and the witchcraft was in dallas and me and my dad drove 45 miles to fly in this airplane it was 475 per person i think i cant fully remember
tell him thanks for ...   (charleswimberley06)3.7.2009
tell him thanks for me for serving and living to tell the tale
I was an Infrantry ...   (82abnoff)29.6.2009
I was an Infrantry Officer with the 101st in Vietnam. I will never have the courage to be a front seat pilot.
In St. Louis, I met ...   (Jimscott99)14.6.2009
In St. Louis, I met a veteran who carried with him the flak that hit his flak jacket, along with the metal plates from his jacket that saved his life. What a thrill.
i was fortunate ...   (dhl1986)21.5.2009
i was fortunate enough to see a b17 liberty belle on display at a local airport one day, which is similar. it's quite a trip to be in one of those things... really makes you wonder what it must have been like in combat. great video, thanks for sharing
I took this same ...   (radialnut)23.4.2009
I took this same tour myself im memory of my G Uncle Maj P E Cummings, 485 bg, 829th bs at Venosa , It. The liferaft deployed by itself on take off as he was lead pilot for group that day. After 10 min, 4 souls escaped, 11 including Phil perished a few towns over. I went to his BG reunion. just fascinating meeting guys that were behind him and saw the whole thing unfold in 1945. His plane was New Hampshire Belle, but thats not the plane that killed him. GRHS.
My grandfather, ...   (davidmeek1981)2.2.2009
My grandfather, Albert Trumbly, was a radio operator on a B24 that flew over the Ploesti Oilfield raids. They were shot down and he was a P.O.W. until Patton's Army liberated them. He is still living, but in ill health, so if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me.
Nice video, my ...   (13thLiberator)24.7.2008
Nice video, my grandfather was a B-24J tailgunner in the Pacific. Flew on 43 missions in the 13th AF 307th BG 372nd squad. I'm planning on scheduling him and myself for a flight aboard the same Colling's foundation B-24. I still think it's ashame that only 2 of these are flying and over 18,000 were produced.
fantastic ,thanks ...   (truemansparks)19.4.2008
fantastic ,thanks for guided tour of liberator,it looks very claustrophobic in there and must of been terrifying being attacked by flak and enemy fighters,these crews must have been very brave

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