jankees Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 2020-4-26_7-8-55-563 2020-4-26_7-10-24-454 2020-4-26_7-9-48-465 B-24D-10-CF 42-62885 BZ862 of 160 Squadron of the RAF holds an interesting record. Arrived in the UK in 1943, it was flown to Karachi, arriving there in August 1943. It first flew with 354 Sqn with serial A, before going to 160 Sqn as J. It was based in Minneriya, in present-day Sri Lanka and was used for long distance mine-laying operations, for instance in Singapore. For this, the squadron kept their older D models, because they were lighter and thus had a better range, which they improved by removing all extra weight and installing three additional tanks in the forward bomb-bay. This aircraft flew a sortie to southern Malaya to drop two British officers near the Kota Tinggi/Johore roadon the Malay peninsula during the night off 31 July/1 August 1945, captained by Flt Lt J A Muir RCAF, and on this flight was airborne for 24 hrs 10 mins, the longest unrefuelled flight ever made by any Allied landplane in World War II; the distance flown was 3,735 mls (6,013 km). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Nicely showcased and great bit of history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Nice looking paint JK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberhard Haberkorn Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Another great paint and great looking shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Fine shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Great Shots , I like the plane a lot !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schtroumf Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Superb this plane with a beautiful livery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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