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The initial delivery of PB4Y-1s was a naval version of the USAAF B-24D Liberator with very little change until models based on the B-24G, J, L and M variants with factory installed nose turrets. From 1941 – 1945 PB4Y-1s and other types of aircraft were sent to patrol the waters off Brazil for U-Boats. On October 15, 1943 PB4Y-1 32052 “Gallopin Ghost” began departure from Natal Brazil. As the aircraft started to lift off, the tail hit the ground and the aircraft crash landed, luckily nobody was killed.