brewerjerry Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Hi not sure if it has been posted before but a few interesting photos on this site captions to some photos are a bit suspect cheers jerry i.e. https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/lysander/turkish-b-24-lysander/ 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 That is a superb site imho, it has huge number of photos on a bewildering variety of subjects & most of them properly captioned. 👍 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Yes, it is a great site, and I offer the photo below that I found while trolling just now through the Baltimore photos; it is captioned as being taken at Bari, Italy in 1945. I see what looks like a B-25, a Baltimore with gust locks on the rudder, and a B-17 that looks like it has had all armament removed. Very curious! Anybody got any ideas? I know the Italians flew Baltimores, but 1945 is a bit late, I would think, to see one in bare metal and an RAF serial. Mike https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/baltimore/baltimore-sicily-aug43/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Thanks Jerry! SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudioN Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 On 8/16/2021 at 4:08 PM, 72modeler said: Yes, it is a great site, and I offer the photo below that I found while trolling just now through the Baltimore photos; it is captioned as being taken at Bari, Italy in 1945. I see what looks like a B-25, a Baltimore with gust locks on the rudder, and a B-17 that looks like it has had all armament removed. Very curious! Anybody got any ideas? I know the Italians flew Baltimores, but 1945 is a bit late, I would think, to see one in bare metal and an RAF serial. Mike https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/baltimore/baltimore-v-bari-1945/ The Regia Aeronautica flew Baltimores well into 1946, ultimately as transport and liaison aircraft. Reportedly, some of them had their camouflage removed at the end of the war and flew in natural metal. Maybe the RAF example here served in a similar role? I am particularly intrigued by the long-range fuel tank seen in this photo: https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/baltimore/baltimore-iv-long-range-fuel-tank-accra/ Seemingly, FA204 has a similar, although possibly less bulky fitment? https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/baltimore/baltimore-iiia-fa204/ Claudio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Hi interesting, i didn't notice those i think i have seen similar on boston/havoc/A-20 but not on a baltimore cheers jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 Hi found this about the tanks In 1942 Martin designed a huge auxiliary ++ fuel tank which fit underneath the plane, allowing it to fly the South Atlantic from Brazil to West Africa via Ascencion Island. The tank was so large that it hung down within 18 inches of the runway; ferry pilots took care to land gently. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-10-12-1993285099-story,amp.html cheers jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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