L@@K! 14 VTG WWII AAF NORTH AMERICAN B-24 G LIBERATOR FIGHTER PLANE BLUEPRINTS!!

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L@@K! HERE WE HAVE 14 AUTHENTIC VTG WWII AAF NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION INC., DALLAS,TX, B-24 G LIBERATOR FIGHTER PLANE PART BLUEPRINTS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION!! DRAWN BY JAMES E. NUGENT WHO WAS A FLIER IN THE WAR AND LATER, MEMBER OF THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION & TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES(AND AN AVID AVIATOR). Under the terms of the Liberator Production Pool agreement, B-24G was the designation given to the version of the Liberator that was built by North American/Dallas as prime contractor. The first B-24G rolled off the production line at Dallas in March of 1943. Initially, the B-24G was powered by R-1830-43 engines. The first 25 machines were designated B-24G-NT. They were quite similar to the Consolidated-built B-24D, but had no ventral armament. In the meantime, the Ford-originated B-24H had been introduced on the production line at Willow Run, with components being delivered to Consolidated/Fort Worth and Douglas/Tulsa for final assembly. Based on information provided by Ford, the nose turret was also introduced on the North American/Dallas production line. However, this did not lead to a new series letter being introduced. Instead, a new production block (B-24G-1-NT) was started to designate the nose-turret-equipped North American-built Liberator. In addition, several other changes introduced by Ford on the B-24H were incorporated into the B-24G-1-DT. The first B-24G-1-NT was delivered to the USAAF on November 3, 1943. With the nose turret installed, the B-24G was externally identical to the B-24H, and the two types could generally be distinguished only by examining their serial numbers. However, the B-24G-1-NT was initially somewhat heavier than the Ford-built B-24H and subsequently had a poorer performance, but this was soon corrected. Most B-24Gs were assigned to the Mediterranean Theatre with the 15th Air Force. The B-24G with the nose turret had inward-opening nose landing gear doors only in the first two blocks (G-1 and G-5), and reverted to outward-opening gear doors for the remainder of the production run. A ball ventral turret was introduced on the B-24G-10-NT production block. Also, R-1830-65 engines were introduced with this variant. The new engines increased the offensive load to 12,800 pounds of bombs. A total of 430 B-24Gs were built. The last B-24G was delivered in June of 1944. After that, North American/Dallas switched over to the B-24J version, which was by that time the Liberator version being built by all the members of the production pool. B-24G serial numbers: 42-78045/78069 North American B-24G-NT Liberator42-78070/78074 North American B-24G-1-NT Liberator 42-78075/78145 North American B-24G-5-NT Liberator 42-78045/78069 North American B-24G-NT Liberator c/n 1/25, c/n 15131/15155 78045 to RFC at Ontario Jun 13, 1945. 78046 to RFC Albuquerque Jul 2, 1945 78047 surveyed at Will Rogers Field Feb 19, 1944 78048 to RFC at Altus Jan 3, 1946 78049 surveyed at Biggs Field Mar 2, 1944 78050 to reclamation at Spokane Jun 7, 1946 78051 to reclamation at Gowen Field Nov 29, 1945 78052 to RFC at Altus Oct 24, 1945 78053 to RFC at Altus Sep 24, 1945 78054 to CL-26 Jun 26, 1945 78055 surveyed at Birmingham Feb 19, 1944 78056 to RFC at Station #5955 Dec 28, 1945 78057 to CL-26 Mar 14, 1944 78058 surveyed in USA Feb 24, 1944 78059 to reclamation at Buckley Field Jan 26, 1946 78060 to reclamation at Hill Field Jul 24, 1945 78061 to RFC at Albuquerque Aug 10, 1945 78062 surveyed in USA Mar 31, 1944 78063 surveyed in USA May 2, 1944 78064 to RFC at Searcy Field Jul 27, 1945 78065 to RFC at Albuquerque Jun 25, 1945 78066 to RFC at Searcy Field Jul 27, 1945 78067 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Dec 20, 1945 78068 to RFC at Ontario Jun 5, 1945 78069 to RFC at Searcy Field Jul 27, 1945 42-78070/78074 North American B-24G-1-NT Liberator c/n 26/30, c/n 15156/15160 78070 salvaged Dec 21, 1944 78071 (460th BG) lost Jul 16, 1944, Austria 78072 shot down by AAA Jul 2, 1944 78073 condemned Mar 11, 1944 78074 (454th BG) lost Oct 14, 1944, Italy. 42-78075/78154 North American B-24G-5-NT Liberator c/n 21/110, c/n 15161/15240 7... read more

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