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B-24s after the war

I've read that most of the B-24s were scrapped after the war. Were any flown until the All American was restored? - Thanks

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    25Kingman49
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    Only two still flying that I know of:
    http://www.collingsfoundation.org/tour_b-24j_hist.htm
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    http://www.cafb29b24.org/
     
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    Thank you, I only knew about the All American. But my question is about any B-24s flying, oh let's say 1960s-1980s. There's a guy who is weaseling his way into the lives of my elderly parents. I don't trust him as far as I can throw him. He is one of those people who no matter what the topic is he's done it. My mom mentioned the research I've been doing and he said he'd flown B-24s. The guy can't be over 62 or so. Outside of having a time machine or being part of restoration group, is there any way he could have flown a B-24? Oh, and he was also a "Bush Pilot," in Africa at some point.
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    The U.S. Navy version of the B-24, the PB4Y-2 Privateer, flew patrol missions during the Korean War with all of them being retired in 1954.  Unarmed PBY4-2G served up through 1958.  PBY4-2 aircraft were used as drones up through the early 1960s.  Then, some were converted into aerial tankers to fight forest fires.  One such tanker broke up in flight while fighting a forest fire on 18 July 2002.
     
    Hope this helps.
     

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    The majority of all B-24’s were scrapped in the year following the war: http://b-24pilot.cowboyguitars.net/mapgauge.htm as were most military aircraft after the war with perhaps the exception of the B-29.
     
    There were some ships slated for static display across the US, but most of these did not last long either. It would appear that the Indian Air Force was the last to have the B-24 in service, but these were RAF Lend Lease aircraft: http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?t=381
     
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    Correction....
     
    There were some B-24s flown by the Indian Air Force....at least two of them were flown back to the U.S. several years ago.
    The Indian Air Force B-24s, (around 12 or so)....I understand did not fly with a ball turret.
     
    Correction...the Collings Foundation is one of the Indian AIr Force B-24s and there is another on display at the Pima Air Musuem at Tucson, Az.
     
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    Thanks gentlemen, it will be interesting what this guy has to say. 
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    There were some B-24s (or variations) flown during the Vietnam conllict. Will have to dig to find who owned them.
     
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    Ocelot,
    I'm sure you've already warned your parents to be very wary of this guy--there are a lot of scumbags out there preying on the elderly (or not so elderly).  I'd try to pin him down on specifics about his past--what years did he fly B-24s?  What outfit(s) was he in (and when)? Then do some research on his claims, especially if he says he flew as a B-24 pilot in WW2 or flew with any of the groups that are still flying restored B-24s.  Let's just hope that he is nothing more than a B.S. artist trying to impress.
    P.S.  The "All American" was repainted as "The Dragon and His Tail", and currently is decked out as "Witchcraft", owned and flown by The Collings Foundation.
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    He may have thought this counts as "actually flyin' one"...

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