Built to USAAF order as 44-41956 but delivered to the RAAF in 1945 as A72-176. Disposed of for scrap in 1948, the fuselage of this Liberator was recovered from a farm near Sale where it had been since 1952. Restoration commenced in 1988 and considerable progress has been made. The airframe is substantially complete inside and out (although the tailplane and fins are stored separately for the time being). It's a big beast and the B-24 Memorial crew have done a magnificent job.

Fuselage recovered from a farming property near Sale where it had laid since the 1952. Projects tarted in 1988 and A72-176 has since been fitted has wings and tail recovered in Papua New Guinea and is standing on its undercarriage. Sole surviving example of the 287 delivered to the RAAF.