[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Name This Bomber

[J. Forster]

Bingo on one of them:

http://www.vpnavy.com/pb4y/vp56pb4y2_08apr2001.jpg

The other one is printed on much softer paper and is of a single similar
plane.  I'll scan it later.


-John

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> Hey John - are these your photos?
> http://www.vpnavy.com/pb4y/vp23pb4y2_01_10dec2003.jpg
> http://www.vpnavy.com/pb4y/vp23pb4y2_02_11aug2003.jpg
> http://www.vpnavy.com/pb4y/vp56pb4y2_08apr2001.jpg
>
> I'm still voting for VP-23
> http://www.vpnavy.com/vp23_aircraft.html
>
> cheers,
> Nick, with a little help from The Google :-)
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Here's my guess for a 4-engine bomber with Tail Code EH
>> www.history.navy.mil/avh-vol2/chap3-5.pdf
>> ==================
>> 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
>> ==================================
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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