Episode 95 – WOA – The B-24 at Werribee

Guest: Nat Eichler Host: Dave Homewood and James Kightly Recorded: 15th of November 2015, at Werribee, Australia Duration: 59 minutes 27 seconds In this episode, another in the Wings Over Australia  sub-series, co-hosts Dave Homewood and James Kightly are given a guided tour of the magnificent ex-RAAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator restoration at Werribee, near Melbourne, Australia. Our guide is 95-year-old WWII  veteran Nat Eichler, who served as a Radar Operator and Wireless Operator on Royal Australian Air Force Liberators himself. While talking about the restoration and the aircraft’s components that have been restored, Nat also talks about the museum and its plans, the history of the hangar and Werribee Air Force station, and his own service in B-24’s, patrolling over the sea north of the Australian continent in the hunt for Japanese shipping. Quick Links: B-24 Liberator Restoration Australia Website B-24 Liberator Restoration Australia Facebook Page The Photos: The following photos were taken during our visit to the Werribee B-24 Liberator. The first shot was taken by James Kightly and shows Dave Homewood interviewing guide and WWII veteran Nat Eichler with the Liberator in the background, and a gun turret in the foreground. The rest of the photos were taken by Dave Homewood. First shots show the hangar and a board telling about the hangar’s history Nat with a radar unit Exterior Shots of the Aircraft and Components   Interior shots inside the fuselage, note the yellow oxygen tanks      Photos of the large map they have on the hangar doors showing the RAAF Liberator bases and areas of operation in WWII