Fred Jack Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) A few years ago I saw and flew in the last flying B-24. On the side of the port fuselage it said, “Made at Willow Run Detroit Michigan”. This would make it a B-24 H. But last year, I again saw the same B-24, but the Willow Run inscription was missing and the owners insisted this was the original Witchcraft which was a B-24J. Since I’d like to make a 1/32 scale of it, what really is this plane? If it isn’t the original Witchcraft, what was it originally? When I flew in it it definitely was an H, which means it wasn’t the original Witchcraft. I want a model of the plane I flew in. Edited September 13, 2019 by Fred Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) According to this link, the Collings Foundation is a B-24J painted up as “Witchcraft”, which was actually a B-24H. The article also states the the real wartime “Witchcraft” was scrapped after the war. https://www.collingsfoundation.org/aircrafts/consolidated-b-24-liberator/ Also, I believe the only other flying B-24 is the CAF’s bird, which is a B-24A, which is very different. Edited September 13, 2019 by Dave Williams Fred Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I was under the impression that the B-24 in the CAF is a C-87.... Maybe the same thing as a B-24A, I just don't know that much about it to say if they're the same animal or not. Fred Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Juggernut said: I was under the impression that the B-24 in the CAF is a C-87.... Maybe the same thing as a B-24A, I just don't know that much about it to say if they're the same animal or not. According to this history, Diamond ‘Lil was built as a LB-30 for GB, but stayed in the US for training/development and was used for the C-87 prototype. She seems to have been modified a lot over the years. https://commemorativeairforce.org/aircraft/3 Edited September 14, 2019 by Dave Williams Fred Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Dave Williams said: According to this link, the Collings Foundation is a B-24J painted up as “Witchcraft”, which was actually a B-24H. The article also states the the real wartime “Witchcraft” was scrapped after the war. https://www.collingsfoundation.org/aircrafts/consolidated-b-24-liberator/ Also, I believe the only other flying B-24 is the CAF’s bird, which is a B-24A, which is very different. That’s just it. They still say it is a J, but when I first saw it, it was an H. My favorite multi engine planes were always the B-24, Halifax lll, Do-17, Bf110, P-38, and the Lockheed Hudson. Edited September 14, 2019 by Fred Jack Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 When I first saw the Collings Foundation B-24, it was natural metal and painted as "Dragon and his Tail!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 16 hours ago, Fred Jack said: That’s just it. They still say it is a J, but when I first saw it, it was an H. My favorite multi engine planes were always the B-24, Halifax lll, Do-17, Bf110, P-38, and the Lockheed Hudson. What made you sure it was a H model? The actual aircraft serial is 44-44052, which makes it built as a B-24J-195. The fact that they may have painted “made in Willow Run” on the side isn’t definitive since it’s a warbird painted up and marked to represent a different aircraft. It’s currently marked as a B-24H, but that doesn’t mean that it really is or was one. That’s just how it’s currently painted. nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I saw one of the B-24 kits built-up at our show today (along with a Lancaster), and was quite impressed with the overall appearance of the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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