| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 44-44175 |
| Alternate Serial: | HE877 |
| Military Code: | 75 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| C/n (msn): | 1470 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Bungay Buckaroo |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Collection: | Pima Air and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 25 January 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 697061 |
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First delivered to the USAAF as 44-44175 in September 1944, this B-24 was passed straight on to the RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH304 that November. The British abandoned many Liberators in India at the end of the war, India putting several back into service after independence and using them until the late 1960s. After storage at Chakeri this aircraft was assigned the serial HE877 by the Indian AF in 1948. In March 1969 it was ferried from Poona to Tucson via the UK. Now displayed with Indian markings on the right side, with the left in the 1944 colours of the 446th BG, Bungay, Suffolk, England. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 June 2024, and has since been viewed 116 times. |