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                        The Chambermaid, B-24J pics wanted

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                        jridge
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: West Des Moines, IA USA
                        The Chambermaid, B-24J pics wanted
                        Posted by jridge on Monday, February 16, 2004 4:50 PM
                        The Chambermaid, B-24J, 42-100227, pictures wanted - my uncle was the bombardier.

                        Edited: I forgot - The Chambermaid was in the 7th AF, 30th BG, 38th BS

                        I just received a copy of "Log of the Liberator" by Steven Birdsall. There's a picture on page 290 of The Chambermaid in flight. Problem is, the author doesn't identify where the picture can from. I assume it came out of an archive somewhere?

                        Any idea how I can get a copy of the photo, and other archive photos of The Chambermaid?

                        Thanks for the help.

                        Jim
                        Jim The fate of the Chambermaid http://30thbg.1hwy.com/38thBS.html
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                        philp
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by philp on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 1:58 AM
                        Jim,
                        I couldn't find a listing for her on the B-24 Liberator site which is unusual because they have a pretty good collection. You can visit them and maybe do a contact for more info.
                        http://www.b24bestweb.com/Default.htm
                        Phil Peterson IPMS #8739 Join the Map http://www.frappr.com/finescalemodeler
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                        fuzzy
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Lewisburg , Tenn
                        Posted by fuzzy on Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:19 AM
                        Jim,
                        There's a closeup picture of the Chambermaid on page 150 of
                        Vintage Aircraft Noseart by Gary M. Valant. It was published by Motorbooks. The
                        photo's credited to the NASM (National Air and Space Museum, Washington,D.C.).
                        This is a very closeup picture only showing the artwork and a few mission symbols.
                        Fuzzy
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                        jridge
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: West Des Moines, IA USA
                        Posted by jridge on Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:58 AM
                        Thanks guys for your help. I have the nose art photo. I also have a couple of the crash pics. I had been to the b24 web site before. I just tried again and got errors. It looks like they are making some changes. I'll try later.

                        Thanks agin.

                        Jim.
                        Jim The fate of the Chambermaid http://30thbg.1hwy.com/38thBS.html
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:47 PM
                        Try this little surprise link.

                        http://m2reviews.cnsi.net/scotts/decals/gd/gd144b24.htm
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:08 PM
                        More links for ya!
                        http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/aaf/aaf-68.htm
                        http://sonofisaac.8m.com/fsguestbook.html check about halfway down the page here

                        http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/morternson.htm

                        Hope this is of some use to you.
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        jridge
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: West Des Moines, IA USA
                        Posted by jridge on Friday, February 20, 2004 8:41 AM
                        Thanks for the links Keyworth.

                        Mike Grant produced a set of 1/48 scale decals of The Chambermaid for me and subsequencely asked if he could use them in his commercial 1/144 scale B-24 release.

                        I have the nose art and three crash pictures. I would really like to find the in-flight shot.

                        I just completed the model. I tried posting some pics on RONUSMC's site. But, I couldn't get it to work.

                        Thanks for you time and effort.

                        Jim
                        Jim The fate of the Chambermaid http://30thbg.1hwy.com/38thBS.html
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Friday, February 20, 2004 11:24 AM
                        Jim, I'll keep looking. I'll email you with my findings. - Ed
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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