Aircraft Photo of AM927 | Consolidated RLB-30 Liberator | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #293939
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:AM927
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aircraft Version:Consolidated RLB-30 Liberator
C/n (msn):18
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland InternationalMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KOAK   IATA: OAK   Local: OAK   Other: -
 
Photo Date:August 1946
Photo by:William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins)
Photo ID: 293939
Photo Comment

Handed over to the RAF in May 1941, but remained based at Albuquerque, NM for training of RAF pilots by TWA instructors. Damaged in a landing accident in Jun 1941. Rebuilt as an RLB-30 with a solid keel (no bomb bay doors) and loaned to Consolidated for pax & cargo flights between their production plants in the USA. Operated with USAAF roundels as seen here, but reason unknown as still British-owned. Ownership transferred to Consolidated and registered to them as NL24927 on 1 Apr 1947. Sold to the Continental Can Company as an executive aircraft on 10 Nov 1948 as N1503. Became XC-CAY with PEMEX on 4 Nov 1959, then to N12905 with the Confederate Air Force in Jun 1968. Reregistered N24927 in Oct 1990 and was still flying as such by 2019.

This photo is copyright © William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins), and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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