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17-07-12, 07:19
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Jul 2011 VMVC visit to the B-24
Looking at the interest in this plane, I thought I would share some of my pics with you.
A good book to read is 'The Best in the South West' history of the 380th Bombardment Group who flew with many Australians and operated B-24s. 
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18-07-12, 11:54
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I lived in the same street as a member of 24 Squadron. I got to know Lindsay as I went to school with his son and he (Lindsay) became a life long friend until his death a few years ago. He had first done a tour of duty with No 11 Squadron on Catalina flying boats as a flight engineer. He was then retrained as a flight engineer on B24s serving with 24 Squadron and as part of mixed crews with the 380th Bombardment Group.
He had many interesting stories to tell and I listened closely as there is nothing like hearing it from someone who was there. David
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18-07-12, 12:50
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shame
What a shame that those B24's at Tocumwal were chopped up in situ on the old airfield . Early 1950's ? I think it was Hughes at Coburg who did the actual scrapping - ax chopping . If only somebody back then had the foresight to save one or two of them . But , at the time, hanger space wasn't available I guess .
Or maybe the US govt. made a demand that they be scrapped . A lend lease requirement or something .
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18-07-12, 13:07
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Scrapping
Hughes Trading were involved but the main scrappie was RH Grant. There were smelters set up on site. Hughes were mainly interested in the mechanical parts they could resell to farmers such as cabling, chains, that sort of thing. They once cut the wings off an Anson and towed it to the yard in Coburg.
Here's the Hughes Trading F15 in action at Tocumwal.  The same truck in the 1970s at the yard in Coburg.  Quote:
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