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Old 30th Oct 2022, 01:53
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Carpetbagger

Originally Posted by chevvron
The photo appears to show all RAF personnel, yet the Carpetbaggers, according to Wiki, were used by the USAAF for clandestine ops such as dropping and retrieving secret agents.
Painted all black, the lower pattern of the nose looks like a B24D with its optical 'flat' but with the upper nose turret replaced by the glazed upper part possbly from a B24A.
It's almost certainly a B-24H, turret removed and replaced with a specially created 'glasshouse'; there are insufficient clues to suggest a serial no. The MG IS equipped with flash reducers/eliminators.
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