![Aircraft Photo of N224J / NX224J | Consolidated B-24J Liberator | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #455391](/photos/0455391.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | N224J |
Alternate Registration: | NX224J |
Military Code: | J |
Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
Aircraft Version: | Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
C/n (msn): | 1347 |
Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
Aircraft Name: | All American |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Chicago / Aurora - Aurora MunicipalMap |
Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: AUZ Local: ARR Other: - |
Photo Date: | 18 June 1990 |
Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
Photo ID: | 455391 |
Photo Comment |
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8/44: TOS USAAF. 10/44 Transferred to the RAF as Liberator GR.VI s/n KH191. The plane flew many combat missions in the Pacific Theater of Operations until late 1945 when it was abandoned in Khanpur, India. 1948: TOS Indian Air Force with s/n T-18. 1968: Given to the Indian Air Force Technical College in Jalahali, to be used for mechanic training. 1981: Doug Arnold/Warbirds of Great Britain. 5/82: Airfreighted disassembled by a Belfast transport plane to Blackbushe Airport, England. 1984: Doctor Robert F. Collings, and transported by ship to the USA. 6/89: Registered as N224J. 1989: Restored. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 April 2022, and has since been viewed 270 times. |