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B24 noseart – a Sterling effort?

Hmmm … stumbled over this on eBay

An odd looking B24

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By: Bob - 16th February 2014 at 12:24

If you add links ‘hidden’ in your post, and they are not made obvious by a contrasting font colour, I usually add an underline to highlight the word…

Maybe the webmaster can fiddle round the back end of the forum to change the colour of links to something a bit more obvious?

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By: hindenburg - 16th February 2014 at 12:15

Cracking photo though…….

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By: Smith - 6th September 2013 at 12:07

Spelling lesson?

Sterling is actually spelt ‘Stirling’ folks :sleeping:

A “sterling” effort Jack -just playing with words.

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By: 12jaguar - 6th September 2013 at 11:42

And could still be used as a bomber

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By: Arabella-Cox - 6th September 2013 at 11:33

What is that Stirling? A glider tow-ship or special ops or transport?

Its a Mk IV which means the answer to your question is ‘all of the above’. The Mk IV could drop parachutists, supplies (from its bomb bays and from the fuselage via the first roller floor to be used in operations) to partisans or airborne troops and it could tow the Hadrian, Horsa and Hamilcar gliders.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 6th September 2013 at 10:13

OK and thanks – but not clearly visible as a link until one hovers over ‘this’ and no clear definition of different text colour…!!

Just to add…whilst the CH prefix might well indicate IWM there are many original period images that carry the same pencilled CH numbers and these long pre-date acquisition by IWM but were, I think, MOI images that were later acquired by IWM who simply used the original negative numbering system. In this case it sounds like a modern (presumably IWM?) reprint.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 6th September 2013 at 10:10

Sterling is actually spelt ‘Stirling’ folks :sleeping:

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By: Smith - 6th September 2013 at 09:57

The link is in the word “this” but not as visible as it could be … may be because I’ve posted it with an iPad and it was rather hard to get the link in.

BTW I’ve subsequently discovered a few more photos with the same “B24 noseart” title but not B24s. Bit loose IMHO.

What is that Stirling? A glider tow-ship or special ops or transport?

Cheers all. D

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By: Atcham Tower - 6th September 2013 at 09:52

CH2787 sounds like an IWM neg number to me.

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By: Beermat - 6th September 2013 at 09:34

Link is in there now, Andy. Hmm, a ‘factory photograph’? But then, if you read the small print, this would appear to be an American who doesn’t believe Canada to be a foreign country.

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By: hampden98 - 6th September 2013 at 09:30

It’s hidden in the sentence.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350865641957&fromMakeTrack=true

First rule of web design `Visibility`.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 6th September 2013 at 09:26

No link?

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