Consolidated B-24M Liberator, CP-576 / 5842, Castle Air Museum
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Registration: CP-576
Construction Number: 5842
Code Number: 441916 / B / RE
Model Consolidated B-24M Liberator
Operator: Castle Air Museum
Airport: Merced - Castle AFB (MER / KMER), USA - California
Photographer: Dave Welch
Date Taken: 05/1993
Date Submitted: 05/04/2014
This aircraft built as B-24M(44-41906) went to USN as PB4Y-1 Liberator 90155, converted as personal transport for commandant of Marine Corps with side windows and solid nose. Sold after war on commercial market as N4K for round-the-world flight attempt. Sold to Bolivian user in 1951 as CB-76, later to CP-576. Returned to US and converted as 93rd BG B-24 and put on display at Castle AFB Museum. The Castle Museum website identifies the B-24M there as ex-90155, but the tail number painted on the aircraft is 441916, which is incorrect.
Picture ID:1449818