| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | AL504 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II |
| C/n (msn): | [ AL504 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Commando |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | OhakeaMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZOH IATA: OHA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | November 1944 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 749003 |
| Photo Comment |
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Intended to be Winston Churchill's personal aircraft but he preferred the Avro York. AL504 was lost near the Azores on March 27, 1945 while crossing the Atlantic from the UK to Canada. Some floating debris located but there was no trace of the seven crew and seven VIP passengers. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand This photo was added on 16 November 2024, and has since been viewed 257 times. |