Outward Bound by Stan Stokes. (B) TRK3 1943 a force of 178

1943 a force of 178 B-24 Liberator bombers lifted off dusty airstrips in the Libyan desert

These aircraft were armed with 8 machine guns

Squadron Leader H G Pat Pattison

First Response by Brian Bateman

Outward Bound by Stan Stokes. (B) TRK3 1943 a force of 178STK0189B. Outward Bound by Stan Stokes. The Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser was the commercial version of Boeings C 97 military transport. The first 377 was test flown on July 8, 1947. Stratocruisers were delivered to airlines in 1949 and 1950. Pan American, Northwest Orient, BOAC, United, and American Overseas Airlines were all customers. They sold for approximately $1. 5 million each. Stratocruisers could accommodate anywhere from 55 to 100