| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N224J |
| Alternate Registration: | NX224J |
| Alternate Serial: | 440973 |
| Military Code: | J |
| Other Marks: | 973 |
| 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 / Dragon and his Tail |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cedar Rapids - The Eastern IowaMap |
| Region / Country: | Iowa, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCID IATA: CID Local: CID Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 7 July 2003 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 456298 |
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8/44: TOS USAAF as 44-44052. 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. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 April 2022, and has since been viewed 378 times. |