[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Name This Bomber

[Nick England]

Here's my guess for a 4-engine bomber with Tail Code EH
www.history.navy.mil/avh-vol2/chap3-5.pdf
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Squadron - VP-23

Air Wing Assignments
Air Wing Tail Code Assignment Date
FAW-14 EH* 17 May 1946
FAW-5 EH 21 May 1946
FAW-11 EH/MA† 1 Jan 1949

Aircraft Assignment
Type of Aircraft Date Type First Received
PB4Y-2M May 1946
PB4Y-2S Nov 1949
P4Y-2S May 1952
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On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:29 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was given some old pics of some planes and a ship, but cannot ID the plane.
>
> The planes have:
>
> Fout props
> Single tail
> Ball turret in the nose w/ two guns
> Ball turret aft of wing
> Observation dome on top
> MN-26 loop
>
> D67 on fusilage.
>
> I also have a pic of a flight of 6 like planes with EH on the vertical
> stabilizer.
>
> This is on the back of one pic:
>
> Complement  11 men, 13 on patrol
> 6 Turrets 500 rounds 50 cal. 1000 rounds in tail
> 200 mile cruise range
> 2600 gallons fuel
>
> Any IDs?
>
> --------------
>
> Also, the ship pic:
>
> Warship, 2 stacks, very roughly 500' long
> Two turrets forward, one or two aft 2 guns per turret
> Has number 776 painted on bow
> US flag, search RADAR at masthead
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -John
>
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