 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
GOLDEN GIRL |
B |
- |
24 |
J |
- |
85 |
- |
CF |
44-44052 |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
R0-1 |
N/A |
Color Image - Restoration/Representation
Info Contributor - Lt.
Col. Craig Rainey
Owned and operated
by the Collings Foundation. The aircraft was built at the
Consolidated Aircraft Company's Fort Worth, Texas plant in August
1944 and delivered to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
However, in October of 1944 it was transferred to the Royal
Air Force (RAF), which used it for patrol and bombing missions in
the Pacific. It saw considerable action against Japanese
shipping.
Research Team Comments: Allocated Lend/Lease RAF serial KH191 (Liberator GR.VIII) and operated in SEAC. Post war was pulled from graveyard and flew with 8 Sqn Indian Air Force until retirement. Purchased by Doug Arnold in 1982. Operated as ALL AMERICAN (port side) and GOLDEN GIRL (starboard side). Owned and flown by Collings Foundation (Bob Collings) as The DRAGON AND HIS TAIL, (43rd BG / 64th BS). Repainted as WITCHCRAFT (467th BG / 790th BS).
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