Can anyone point me to a photo of a B-24 nose section which is mounted against a wall with the wings and engines painted as a life size mural on the wall. I recall seeing such an exhibit but I can’t remember where. If there are similar exhibits of other types I would be interested in those as well.
By: Ron Cuskelly - 8th September 2005 at 00:43
Many thanks MRP. Much appreciated.
By: MRP - 7th September 2005 at 20:05
Further pictures
I did find further pictures of the nose section. I am posting them , in case some one is still interested in seeing it further.
MRP
By: Ron Cuskelly - 3rd September 2005 at 05:10
tbyguy
That’s the one! Many thanks for finding it. Thanks also to everyone else who responded.
By: mark_pilkington - 3rd September 2005 at 04:48
John,
no drugs or drink, just a “big mouth” firmly full of “Tongue in Cheek!”
regards
Mark P
By: tbyguy - 3rd September 2005 at 02:32
By: RMAllnutt - 2nd September 2005 at 17:41
I concur that the B-24 nose section you are thinking of is at Fantasy of Flight. They even have the wings painted on the wall, with the engine nose bowls, and propellors protuding from the wall in relief. There are several other B-24 nose sections out there, including one at the Mighty 8th Museum in Savannah, GA (formerly at Duxford, ex-NASM), and one at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton Roads, VA. There is also a third nose section at a museum in the Detroit Michigan area which I believe chronicles the story of Ford.
Cheers,
Richard
By: ironman - 2nd September 2005 at 15:27
Yeah I saw the B24 nose at Fantasy of Flight when I was over there in 2000, very well described by MRP too 🙂
By: Rlangham - 2nd September 2005 at 15:19
Somewhere theres a B25 nose displayed like that, with it crashing.
By: MRP - 2nd September 2005 at 15:07
There is a B24 nose mounted on the wall at Fantasy of Flight in Florida. I do have shots of it somewhere. The nose is attached to the wall, projecting out into the room.You can look in to the cockpit from the other side of the wall and it is very well restored.
I think that the nose maybe ex RCAF, but this is unconfirmed.The room where it is mounted seems to be used for special events and has a South Pacific look to it.
MRP
By: HP57 - 2nd September 2005 at 14:47
I have seen that B-24 nose at www.heavybombers.com some years ago.
Give it a try
Cheers
Cees
By: setter - 2nd September 2005 at 14:00
Mark
Was it the handful of non prescription pharmasuticals or the half bottle of Black Label ?
Regards
JP
By: mark_pilkington - 2nd September 2005 at 13:52
Ron,
are you guy’s getting one of “honest OD’s” low mileage Ardvarks and cutting the nose off to hang on the wall?? :rolleyes:
This could be a way to solve the camera angles, lighting and crampness at the American Hangar at Duxford, just hack off the cockpits and scrap the rest of the B52, B29, B24, smiles.
If the large museums can adopt this strategy we amatuers can follow, and the best way for us volunteer museums to survive on the smell of an oily wrag and lack of corporate and government support like the big guys, can be to smelt down everthing aft of the canopy, and sell it off as re-cast souvenir spoons, who says you cant make museums profitable – smiles.
Our Beaufort project instantly becomes finished thanks to Ralphs good work and we ingot the rest via Sims metals for recycling.
(or perhaps bring out a range of aviation based “retro” furniture for the home, Beaufighter Bars, Halifax Hat Stands, Corsair Couches)
Heritage, environmentally friendly and cost effective!! a triple bottom line outcome!
(Children – please dont try this at home, I am only jokin!)
regards
Mark P
By: setter - 2nd September 2005 at 13:29
Sorry Ron
You can’t have the chinease Stirling nose – we will need that for the rest of the aircraft.
Don’t forget the Vimy painting and rotating props at Brooklands
Regards
John P
By: Ron Cuskelly - 2nd September 2005 at 12:03
Why do you want to know?
Might be planning a similar exhibit albeit with a nose section of more recent vintage.
By: JDK - 2nd September 2005 at 11:41
The old Aviodome at Schipol had a B-25 nose section mounted on the wall with a ‘tromp l’oil’ background to represent a Dutch East Indies Air Force B-25. As they’ve moved sites it’s not been recreated in it’s new location.
There’s been other types, like a TBM nose (or tail – can’t remember which), over a museum shop in the US, and a 1/2 side Anson(?) in Wales. Wasn’t the B-25 in the Darwin museum a 3/4 airframe (though not in a diorama).
I may have a picture of the Dutch one.
A friend of my father’s had the radiator and front wings inc headlights of a Morris Minor coming through the wall of his front room. When you lifted the bonnet it was a drinks cabinet. I should add it looked a lot cooler and classier than it sounds!
Why do you want to know?
By: Paul F - 2nd September 2005 at 09:05
B24 Nose Diorama
Hi Ron,
Didn’t see it when I visited Kermit Weeks collection aka Fantasy of Flight at Easter, so I think you can rule this option out.
Cheers
Paul F
By: Ron Cuskelly - 2nd September 2005 at 07:40
John
Thought it might have been with Kermit but couldn’t find it on their website.
By: setter - 2nd September 2005 at 05:41
Ron
It’s in the US somewhere
Seattle?
Will try and look it up for you
Regards
John P
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