| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | KN751 |
| Alternate Serial: | KN751 SNAKE |
| Military Code: | F |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated B-24L Liberator B Mk.IV |
| C/n (msn): | 5061 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | RAF Museum Hendon / London |
| Photo Date: | 28 December 2012 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 44034 |
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This was one of 296 B-24s completed at Willow Run during Dec. 1944 and given the USAAF serial 44-50206. Allocated to the RAF, as KN751, under the Lend-Lease agreement she was ferried to India and saw action in SE Asia until the Japanese surrender. She then went on to serve with the Indian Air Force, as HE807, in a maritime patrol role for almost twenty years. In 1974 she was flown to the UK after being donated by the Indian Govt. to the RAF Museum. The SNAKE suffix to the serial indicated that the aircraft was on delivery to the RAF in South East Asia. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 February 2018, and has since been viewed 310 times. |