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    Airframe Family: Consolidated B-24/C-87/C-109 Liberator / PB4Y/P-4 Privateer
    Latest Model:B-24L-20-FO
    Last Military Serial:HE807 IAF
    Construction Number:5061
    Compressed ID:Ford B-24L-20-FO sn HE807 IAF cn 50...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-24L-20-FO by Ford at Willow Run, MI, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-50206.

    June 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KN751.

    24 June 1945

    Ferry flight.
    Arrived in India.

    26 June 1945

    Transferred to 99 Squadron, Dubalia, Bengal.

    1946

    Assigned to Chakeri AB for storage.
    Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage.

    11 April 1947

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Indian Air Force with s/n HE807.

    1948

    Transferred to 6 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron, Poona.

    From December 1968 to By 1974

    Withdrawn from use at Poona AB, and stored there.

    31 December 1968

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.
    Placed in storage at Poona AB.

    To RAF Museum.

    6 July 1974

    Ferry flight. Delivered to RAF Museum, RAF Lyneham.
    Arrived at Lyneham.

    8 July 1974

    Ferry flight. Delivered to RAF Museum, RAF Colerne.
    Moved from Lyneham to Colerne.

    January 1976

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    1 August 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Now at Hendon, in the Summer of 1976 this ex-Indian Air Force Liberator HE 807 of 6 Squadron was displayed at RAF Cosford.

    Markings Applied: HE807, KN751, K

    September 2005

    Transported by ground. Delivered to RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
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    2009


    Photographer: Andy West

    11 December 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Liverator B.VI is displayed in the Bomber Hanger Collection of the RAF Museum at Hendon

    11 December 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Liberator B.VI is displayed in the Bomber Hanger Collection of the RAF Museum at Hendon

    11 December 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Liberator B.VI is displayed in the Bomber Hanger Collection of the RAF Museum at Hendon

    8 March 2019


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Nose art in detail, at RAF Museum Hendon, UK
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     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
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     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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