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Contributor - Robert Mann

Research Team Comments: One of 20 B-24As originally ordered by AAF but diverted to the British under a contract swap. Consolidated carried this plane as an LB-30B or "B-24A Conversion" on its records but the official (British) name was LIB I. Ship was damaged on delivery flight and never delivered to the UK, but was retained by Consolidated as a Company plane throughout the war. Highly modified, including addition of long nose in place of original B-24A short nose. AM927 was the only military serial this plane ever had. (It carried various commercial serials after the war.)

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