There is a profile done for N224J, a B-24 Liberator, which lists the aircraft's ID as 252534. I have no idea where that number comes from. The original AF serial is 44-44052, so it didn't come from there. Anyway, there are three photographers with photos posted under this bogus ID: Mark Kalfas, Lee Bakewell, and Reed Maxson. Perhaps all could edit their photos to N224J and then eliminate the bogus ID profile?
The good thing is that the profile links to the real N224J!
Glenn
The tail marks 252534 are actually painted on N224J (44-44052), so I guess someone was compelled to create a profile under that ID.
252534 was the real "Witchcraft" (B-24H-15-FO) that N224J (B-24J-85-CF) is currently painted to represent. (details of witchraft below, courtesy Joe Baugher's data)
But, you are correct, we shoud delete that second profile.
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42-52534 (467th BG, 790th BS, "Witchcraft") completed 130 combat missions
between Apr 10, 1944 and Apr 21, 1945, the most missiions
flown by a B-24 in the ETO. The 130 sorties were flown without a single abort
due to mechanical problems and without injury to any crew member. 'Witchcraft'
returned to the USA Jun 12, 1945 and was sold for scrap Oct 3, 1945
John
OH, DUH! I didn't think of it being the number on the tail. Well, that clears up that mystery of where the number came from! But it's still wrong, as you note
