![B-24D Liberator of the 42nd Bomb Squadron being loaded with fragmentation bombs at Funafuti, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Nov 18 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/50f4f31183b6c.jpg)
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| Caption | B-24D Liberator of the 42nd Bomb Squadron being loaded with fragmentation bombs at Funafuti, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Nov 18 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Funafuti, Gilbert and Ellice Islands | ||||||||
| Date | 18 Nov 1943 | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | ||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Photo Size | 3,751 x 2,864 pixels | ||||||||
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David Stubblebine says:
20 Nov 2017 09:35:03 PM
This B-24D was modified after production with what was called the Oklahoma Nose because the modifications were made at Tinker Field in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. Only 64 B-24Ds received the Oklahoma Nose. The windows added to the lower nose also led this variant to be called the Droop Snoot.
This particular aircraft, 42-72963, was lost over Mille Island in the Marshalls 1 Dec 1943, two weeks after this photo was taken. All ten crewmen were killed.
David Stubblebine says:20 Nov 2017 09:35:03 PM
This B-24D was modified after production with what was called the Oklahoma Nose because the modifications were made at Tinker Field in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. Only 64 B-24Ds received the Oklahoma Nose. The windows added to the lower nose also led this variant to be called the Droop Snoot.
This particular aircraft, 42-72963, was lost over Mille Island in the Marshalls 1 Dec 1943, two weeks after this photo was taken. All ten crewmen were killed.
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