| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NL5151N |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated RY-1 Liberator Express |
| C/n (msn): | 49 |
| Operator Titles: | Reynolds-Boston Museum China Expedition |
| Aircraft Name: | The Explorer |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Beijing - NanyuanMap |
| Country: | China |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: ZBNY IATA: NAY Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 31 March 1948 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 476724 |
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Ballpoint tycoon Milton Reynolds took this Liberator Express to China hoping to prove that Mt. Amne Machin was higher than Mt. Everest. On take-off from Peking the aircraft was slightly damaged when its right main gear failed or was inadvertently retracted, as seen here. The party ran into problems with the authorities and escaped to Japan with the aircraft a few days later. This was allocated to the USAAF as C-87A 43-30570, but instead went to the US Navy as RY-1 BuNo 67798, in 1944. Became NL5151N in Feb 1948. To Frigorifico Ballnian Ltda. as CB-75 in 1951, then to Boliviana de Aviación as CP-575 in early 1964. Crashed at La Paz on 8 February 1964. Photo by: Jack Birns / Life This photo was added on 12 July 2022, and has since been viewed 943 times. |