Author Topic: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib (Read 820 times)

Kev367th · « **on:** July 21, 2006, 03:37:04 AM »

479th Anti Submarine Group - "The Blind Bat"

You got any more info on it Dan?

gatt · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2006, 06:12:01 AM »

What a great job!

Kev367th · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2006, 06:50:20 AM »

Thanks.

Anyone else got anymore info on this bird.
All I have is -

Kev367th · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2006, 09:38:42 AM »

Finished - I think.

Krusty · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2006, 10:17:16 AM »

OOH!!! OOH!!! *applause*

Me likey!!

EDIT: If it's called blind bat, and it's got ASW (sort of) I'm guessing it was radar equipped (bats, sonar, radar, etc... it's all related).

Kurt · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2006, 11:27:55 AM »

Beautiful work Kev.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2006, 04:16:25 PM »

Kev,

Wally Foreman's B24 Nose art Name Directory lists "The Blind Bat" as belonging to the 479th Anti Sub Group, based out of Dunkeswell, England under the control of RAF Coastal Command in July of 1943. They flew anti-sub patrols over the Bay of Biscay in July-August 43.

Later crews from that Group were sent to the 482nd Bomb Group when the 479th Anti-Sub Group was disbanded later in 43.

Image is the only thing I could find that looked close to the bird you have. It has the same early B24D modified nose look and a different variation on the white paint.

Kev367th · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2006, 11:22:15 AM »

Thanks Dan, well completed it, and uploaded it http://www.ah-skins.com