 NAME
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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
WNG | SQ | SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
"583" |
FB | - |
24 | M | - |
30 | - |
FO | 44-51583 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 02-1 | N/A |
Info Contributor - Pete
Johnston
Four FB-24 Ferrets ("497", "583", "585", "587") were scheduled for 20th CMS
(Operation Olympic) but was cancelled after VJ Day. Note: HAS style bumper
wheel.
Info Contributor - Robert
Livingstone
Fitted with special radar equipment APQ-13 and APA-6. The rear bomb bay has been
sealed off and converted into a sound proof room containing the radar spinner
and miscellaneous radar equipment.
Info Contributor - Daniel
L. Stockton
Here's what the FB-24 Ferrets were slated for:
"As the war in Europe was being fought to a bitter end during the winter of
1944-45, there was still uncertainty that the Manhattan Project would succeed in
its aim of producing atomic weapons. By early 1945, plans were already underway
for an American invasion of the Japanese mainland, “Operation Olympic” (the
first part of the wider “Operation Downfall”), which was to start with the
southern island of Kyushu." For more info on "Operation
Olympic".
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