At the bottom of the Flight Collection box marked “Nat. Air Race Coventry” we found some misplaced plates featuring two US bomber designs. Here’s a sample.
What aircraft are we seeing here and were they ever based in the UK?
By: RPSmith - 10th November 2005 at 14:21
Boeing KB50 leading and Douglas RB66.
Found the following at http://www.sculthorpe.org/html/other.html
Now can you see it’s not a B-24 Moggy! 🙂
Roger Smith.
By: BlueRobin - 10th November 2005 at 10:58
Boeing KB50 leading and Douglas RB66.
Found the following at http://www.sculthorpe.org/html/other.html
By: Mark12 - 9th November 2005 at 18:01
Here are some low grade shots from the Bentw*ters open day 1959.
Mark
By: RPSmith - 9th November 2005 at 18:00
The photographer was very fortunate – it used to be a running joke that this regular feature in the programme was rarely seen by the audience as the USAF failed to find the aerodrome (admittedly no concrete runway then) most years. When they did they were sometimes at such altitude as to make identification difficult.
Roger Smith.
By: Mark12 - 9th November 2005 at 17:55
What aircraft are we seeing here and were they ever based in the UK?
They most certainly were.
A B-50 refuelling a B-66.
These were certainly stationed at Woodbridge/Bentw*aters in the late 1950’s early 1960’s.
Mark
By: Moggy C - 9th November 2005 at 17:52
B24 (Presumably KC24) and B66?
EDIT: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
Apologies to all Liberator fans I’m having a bad day
Moggy
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