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Title: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib
Post by: Kev367th on July 21, 2006, 03:37:04 AM

479th Anti Submarine Group - "The Blind Bat"

You got any more info on it Dan?

Title: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib
Post by: gatt on July 21, 2006, 06:12:01 AM

What a great job! :)

Title: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib
Post by: Kev367th on July 21, 2006, 06:50:20 AM

Thanks.

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

(http://www.b24bestweb.com/images/B24/BLINDBAT-THE.JPG)

(http://biomicro.sdstate.edu/pederses/Noseart/AC-B24-BLINDbat.jpg)

Title: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib
Post by: Kev367th on July 21, 2006, 09:38:42 AM

Finished - I think.

Title: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib
Post by: Krusty 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).

Title: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib
Post by: Kurt on July 21, 2006, 11:27:55 AM

Beautiful work Kev.

Title: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib
Post by: Guppy35 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.

Title: To compliment the Coastal Command Lib
Post by: Kev367th on July 22, 2006, 11:22:15 AM

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