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first aircraft which was completed as a pattern aircraft, and subsequently lost in a test flight, the rest of the run was completed without armament, which the
British would fit after being flown to the UK. With the US entry into the war in December 1941, some 75 were requisitioned by the USAAF during delivery and retained the LB-30 designation in service. These were delivered unarmed. Browning M2 .50 in (13 mm) guns were fitted throughout; single guns were mounted in the nose, both waist positions, and the ventral tunnel; and a twin manual mount in the tail replaced the British 4 .303 in (7.70 mm) Browning tail turret, and a Martin turret with two guns replaced the Boulton Paul dorsal turret. Fifteen were sent to the south west Pacific, including some to Java to assist the Dutch East Indies, while three went to Alaska, six to Midway Island immediately after the naval battle in June. Six were lost in various accidents. Twenty-three were later returned to the UK in 1943. Seventeen were fitted with ASV radar and used in the Panama Canal Zone. (Total production: 165)
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group-specific high-contrast patterns of stripes, checkers or polka dots to enable easy recognition by their flock of bombers. The aircraft used in the first allocation were B-24Ds retired by the 44th, 93rd and 389th Groups. Arrangements for signal lighting varied from group to group, but generally consisted of white flashing lamps on both sides of the fuselage arranged to form the identification letter of the group. All armament and armor were removed and in some cases the tail turret. In the B-24Hs used for this purpose, the nose turret was removed and replaced by a "carpetbagger" type nose. Following incidents when flare guns were accidentally discharged inside the rear fuselage, some assembly (formation) ships had pyrotechnic guns fixed through the fuselage sides. As these aircraft normally returned to base once a formation had been established, a skeleton crew of two pilots, navigator, radio operator and one or two flare discharge operators were carried. In some groups an observer officer flew in the tail position to monitor the formation. These aircraft became known as
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1588:. Early in the campaign, the C-87 was the only readily available American transport that could fly over the Himalayas while heavily loaded, rather than relying on circuitous and highly dangerous routes through valleys and mountain passes, but the type was not very popular with crews: they complained of various hazards including the fuel system, engines and cockpit accessories, while the type was notorious for leaking fuel tanks and mid-air fires a constant danger. The C-87 also shared the Liberator's dangerous sensitivity to icing, particularly prevalent over Himalayan routes. With these difficulties in mind it is little wonder the ATC India China Division was the only unit in the Command to be combat decorated during WWII, having been awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation.
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Pacific, to simplify logistics and to take advantage of its longer range, the B-24 (and its twin, the U.S. Navy PB4Y) was the chosen standard heavy bomber. By mid-1943, the shorter-range B-17 was phased out. The
Liberators which had served early in the war in the Pacific continued the efforts from the Philippines, Australia, Espiritu Santo, Guadalcanal, Hawaii, and Midway Island. The Liberator peak overseas deployment was 45.5 bomb groups in June 1944. Additionally, the Liberator equipped a number of independent squadrons in a variety of special combat roles. The cargo versions, C-87 and C-109 tanker, further increased its overseas presence, especially in Asia in support of the XX Bomber Command air offensive against Japan.
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1356:) on 1 August 1943. This was the B-24's most costly mission. In late June 1943, the three B-24 Liberator groups of the 8th Air Force were sent to North Africa on temporary duty with the 9th Air Force: the 44th Bomb Group joined the 93rd and the 389th Bomb Groups. These three units then joined the two 9th Air Force B-24 Liberator groups for low-level attack on the Romanian oil complex at Ploiești. This daring assault by high-altitude bombers at treetop level was a costly success. The attack became disorganized after a navigational error which alerted the defenders and protracted the bomb run from the initial point. The 44th destroyed both of its assigned targets, but lost 11 of its 37 bombers and their crews. Colonel
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3863:, UK. (He was later promoted to operations officer of the 453rd BG.) From 1943 to 1944, Stewart was credited with 20 combat missions as a pilot, including one over Berlin. Stewart flew several (possibly as many as 20) additional uncredited missions, filling in for pilots as duties and space would allow. Stewart's leadership qualities were highly regarded; the men who served under him praised his coolness under fire. He entered service as a private in early 1941 and rose to the rank of colonel by 1945.
799:, flew B-24s for the Eighth Air Force. Hendrix preferred the B-24 to the B-17. In Eighth Air Force combat configuration, the aircraft carried 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) of bombs. It could manage an altitude of no more than 25,000 ft (7,600 m), three or four thousand feet less than a B-17, but it flew 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h) faster. Its lower altitude made it more vulnerable to flak. Hendrix figured that Germans understood it was easier to hit, and that it carried more bombs.
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similar to the B-24C. The top turret was further back on the fuselage compared to any US variant, and in line with the trailing edge of the wing. Except for the first aircraft (completed as a pattern but lost in a test flight), the rest were completed without armament, which the
British fitted in the UK. With the American entry into the war, the USAAF requisitioned about 75, which it operated under Consolidated's LB-30 designation, but 23 were returned in 1943. (Total production: 165)
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Willow Run, Ford produced half of 18,000 total B-24s alone. Up into
December 1944, Ford had also produced an additional 7242 KD or 'Knock Down' Kits that would be trucked to and assembled by Consolidated in Ft. Worth and Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa. Each of the B-24 factories was identified with a production code suffix: Consolidated/San Diego, CO; Consolidated/Fort Worth, CF; Ford/Willow Run, FO; North American, NT; and Douglas/Tulsa, DT.
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3750:, NFL Hall of Fame member, former Philadelphia Eagle and the last full-time two-way player, served as a B-24 waist-gunner with the Eighth Air Force 467th Bomb Group. Bednarik participated in 30 combat missions over Germany as a S/Sgt and eventually attained the rank of First Lieutenant. Bednarik was awarded the Air Medal and four Oak Leaf Clusters, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and four Battle Stars.
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eliminating transparent nose and large cargo doors installed in the waist area. The C-87 had a large cargo floor, less powerful supercharged engines, no gun turrets, a floor in the bomb bay for freight, and some side windows. The navigator's position was relocated behind the pilot. Indigenous Fort Worth C-87 and AT-22 production began with the FY 1943 order for 80 serial-numbered airframes 43-30548 through 43–30627.
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and an experimental XB-24K: it was found to improve handling. However, all
Liberators were produced with twin oval fins, with the exception of eight preproduction B-24N aircraft. The B-24N was intended as a major production variant featuring a single tail. Over 5000 orders for this version were placed in 1945, but they were cancelled due to the end of the war. The single fin did appear in production on the
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1329:(who finished the war with 31 kills) shot down the Liberator. Post and all but two of the 11 men aboard were killed. Knoke reported: "The fire spread out along the right wing. The inboard propeller windmilled to a stop. And then, suddenly, the whole wing broke off. At an altitude of 900 metres there was a tremendous explosion. The bomber had disintegrated. The blazing wreckage landed just outside
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slightly nose high, and it used more fuel. The Davis wing made the B-24 sensitive to weight distribution. Hendrix claimed that a lightly loaded B-24 could out-turn a P-38 Lightning. A heavily loaded B-24 was difficult to fly at speeds of less than 160 mph (260 km/h). The B-24's controls were heavy, especially if the control rigging was not properly tensioned.
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an important contribution to the Allies' greater success. Liberators were credited in full or in part with sinking 93 U-boats. The B-24 was vital for missions of a radius less than 1,000 mi (1,600 km), in both the
Atlantic and Pacific theaters where U.S. Navy PB4Y-1s and USAAF SB-24s took a heavy toll of enemy submarines and surface combatants and shipping.
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eventually removed. The XC-87B also designated a resurrected crash victim B-24D (42-40355) fitted with low altitude power packages and a forward fuselage extension. The extended nose earned it the name
Pinocchio. Later modifications gave it a single tail and yet another type of engine packages bring it to near C-87C configuration. Other C-87 designations were the
787:. Initially, these aircraft were to be given USAAC serials 39–681 to 39-687. Due to deferments of the US requirements, the US purchase was twice postponed, and the serial numbers were changed to 40–696 to 40-702. When the RAF purchased the first six YB-24 aircraft, the serial numbers were reassigned to an early batch of B-24D funded by the deferment.
2315:-33 Twin Wasps rated at 1,200 horsepower (890 kW) for takeoff and 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) at 14,500 feet (4,400 m). Bombload of eight 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs, with defensive armament of three 0.5 in (12.7 mm) and four 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns. First flew 29 December 1939. Later converted to XB-24B.
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glazed lower nose), autopilot, and fuel transfer system. Consolidated, Douglas and Ford all manufactured the B-24H, while North
American made the slightly different B-24G. All five plants switched over to the almost identical B-24J in August 1943. The later B-24L and B-24M were lighter-weight versions and differed mainly in defensive armament.
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tail guns. An A-6B or M-6A turret (190 total), a hand-held but hydraulically assisted twin .50 in (12.7 mm) mount (42) or a manually operated twin .50 in (12.7 mm) mounting was installed at a depot before delivery to operational units. The L model was built at Willow Run and
Consolidated's San Diego factory. (Total: 1,667)
888:(anticipated early in the Liberator's development when Reuben Fleet told the engineering team he had a gut feeling the nose was too short). The Mark II was the first Liberator to be equipped with powered turrets, one plane having them installed before leaving San Diego, the remainder having them installed in the field: four Browning
1787:, meaning the fourth patrol bomber design built by Consolidated Aircraft. Navy PB4Y-1s assigned to Atlantic ASW and all Coast Guard PB4Y-1s had the ventral turret replaced by a retractable radome. Also, most naval aircraft had an Erco ball turret installed in the nose position, replacing the glass nose and other styles of turret.
1063:, not a single enemy submarine had been sunk in over five months, but in combination with radar, it was so overwhelmingly effective that many German submarine crews chose to surface during the day so that they could at least see the aircraft attacking them and have a chance to fire their anti-aircraft weaponry in defense.
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A-3 turret on the upper fuselage. One aircraft was completed in 1942. Performance was degraded drastically with the additional turrets and were unable to keep up with bomber formations, particularly when bombs had been dropped. Following testing in 1943 the project was canceled. (Total: one converted
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A redesign of the B-24J, made to accommodate a single tail. It also featured an
Emerson 128 ball turret in the nose and a stationary tail gunner's position. While 5,168 B-24Ns were ordered, the end of the war resulted in cancellation of all contracts before production could begin. Its single tail was
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The C-87A was a dedicated VIP series built in small quantity. Early versions were fitted with a single .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning machine gun in their tails, and a XC-87B version proposed two .50 caliber (12.7 mm) fixed machine guns for the nose, operable by the pilot, though these were
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The sudden and decisive turning of the Battle of the Atlantic in favor of the Allies in May 1943 was the result of many factors. The gradual arrival of many more VLR and in October, PB4Y navalized Liberators for anti-submarine missions over the Mid-Atlantic gap ("black pit") and the Bay of Biscay was
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of Coastal Command with its handful of worn and modified early model Liberators supplied the only air cover for convoys in the Atlantic Gap, the Liberator being the only airplane with sufficient range. The VLR Liberators sacrificed some armor and often gun turrets to save weight, while carrying extra
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A-type Mk IV with 600 rounds of .303 in the dorsal position; and a Boulton Paul E-type Mk II with 2200 rounds in the tail (later increased to 2500 rounds), supplemented by pairs of guns at the waist position, a single gun in the nose and another in the belly, for a total of fourteen guns. The maximum
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contract # 12464. The US policy at the time, despite neutrality, was that American requirements could be deferred while its Allies could immediately put US production into the war effort. The added advantage was the American types could be assessed in the European war zone earlier. Thus the first six
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The B-24D was the first mass-produced series. The B-24D was the Liberator III in British service. It entered US service in early 1942. It had turbocharged engines and increased fuel capacity. Three more 0.50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns brought the defensive armament up to 10 machine guns. At
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However, whereas a combat-loaded B-24 could safely take off with room to spare from a 6,000 ft (1,800 m) runway, a loaded C-109 required every foot of such a runway to break ground, and crashes on takeoff were not uncommon. The aircraft demonstrated unstable flight characteristics with all
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Although only 287 C-87 and eight U.S. Navy RY variants were produced, they were still important in the Army Air Forces' airlift operations early in the war when aircraft with high-altitude, long-range heavy hauling abilities were in short supply. The C-87 flew in many theaters of war, including much
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matching the nose turret. The waist gun hatches were provided with doors. The ball turret was required to be retractable for ground clearance when preparing to land as well as for greater aerodynamic efficiency. The tail gunner's powered twin-gun turret was located at the end of the tail, behind the
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featured two large oval vertical stabilizers mounted at the ends of a rectangular horizontal stabilizer. As early as 1942, it was recognized that the Liberator's handling and stability could be improved by the use of a single vertical fin. The single fin was tested by Ford on a single B-24ST variant
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Because of the excessive weight of the B-24J, the Army requested a lightened version. In the B-24L, the Sperry ball turret was replaced by a floor ring mount with two .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, and the A-6B tail turret by an M-6A. Later aircraft were delivered from the factory without
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was found to be deficient in several areas. One major failure of the prototype was that it failed to meet the top speed requirements specified in the contract. As built, the XB-24 top speed was only 273 mph instead of the specified 311 mph. As a result, the mechanically supercharged Pratt
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was a backlog of orders amounting to $ 680m, of which $ 400m was foreign orders, US official statistics indicating tooling, plant and expansion advanced the previously anticipated volume of US aircraft production by up to a year. A consequence of the British orders went beyond requests for specific
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Early model Liberators were fitted with a top-mounted turret, a tail turret and single machine guns located in the waist and in the glazed nose. The B-24D initially featured upper, belly and tail turrets, plus swiveling single guns in the waist and on either side of the nose. The belly turret was a
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FN5 nose turret on the Avro Lancaster was placed. Approximately 50 other airframe changes were made, including a redesigned bombardier compartment. The tail turret was given larger windows for better visibility and the Martin A-3 dorsal turret received an enlarged "high hat" dome. The waist gunner
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Ordered in 1939, the B-24A was the first production model. Due to the need for long-range aircraft, the B-24A was ordered before any version of the B-24 flew. Aerodynamics improvements over the XB-24 led to better performance. Nine built as transports, transferred to Ferrying Command; while twenty
2294:, derived from the B-24. The Royal Air Force received about 2,100 B-24s equipping 46 bomber groups and 41 squadrons; the Royal Canadian Air Force 1,200 B-24Js; and the Royal Australian Air Force 287 B-24Js, B-24Ls, and B-24Ms. Liberators were the only heavy bomber flown by the RAAF in the Pacific.
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Bomber plant alone, one B-24 was being produced every 59 minutes at its peak, a rate so large that production exceeded the military's ability to use the aircraft. Such were the production numbers it has been said that more aluminum, aircrew, and effort went into the B-24 than any other aircraft in
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Carpetbagger aircraft flew spies called "Joes" and commando groups prior to the Allied invasion of Europe on D-Day and afterward, and retrieved over 5,000 officers and enlisted men who had escaped capture after being shot down. The low-altitude, nighttime operation was extremely dangerous and took
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The B-24 advanced the use of electronic warfare and equipped Search Bomber (SB), Low Altitude (LAB) and Radar Counter Measure (RCM) squadrons in addition to high-altitude bombing. Among the specialized squadrons were the 20th RS (RCM), 36th BS (RCM), 406th NLS, 63rd BS (SB) SeaHawks, 373rdBS (LAB)
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raids because neither could sustain the losses suffered. The Americans persisted, however, at great cost in men and aircraft. In the period between 7 November 1942 and 8 March 1943, the 44th Bomb Group lost 13 of its original 27 B-24s. For some time, newspapers had been requesting permission for a
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Long-range naval patrol versions often carried a light defensive armament. Being on long-distance patrols, they generally flew outside the range of enemy fighters. Also, the necessity of range increased the importance of weight and aerodynamic efficiency. Thus naval patrol often omitted top, belly
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than the B-17. The specification was written such that the Model 32 would automatically be the winning design. The program was run under the umbrella group, "Project A", an Air Corps requirement for an intercontinental bomber that had been conceived in the mid-1930s. Although the B-24 did not meet
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The B-24J was similar to the B-24H, but shortages of the Emerson nose turret required use of a modified, hydraulically powered Consolidated A-6 turret in most J model aircraft built at Consolidated's San Diego and Fort Worth factories. The B-24J featured an improved autopilot (type C-1) and a M-1
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and the Ford Motor Company's factory in Willow Run, near Detroit, Michigan, which had been specially designed to produce B-24s. By 1945, Ford made 70% of all B-24s in two nine-hour shifts. Pilots and crews slept on 1,300 cots at Willow Run waiting for their B-24s to roll off the assembly line. At
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The C-109 was a dedicated fuel transport version of the B-24 conceived as a support aircraft for Boeing B-29 Superfortress operations in central China. Unlike the C-87, the C-109 was not built on the assembly line, but rather was converted from existing B-24 bomber production; to save weight, the
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was not designed for landing with a heavy load, and frequently it collapsed from the stress. Fuel leaks inside the crew compartment from the hastily modified long-range fuel system were an all-too-common occurrence. Lastly, unlike a typical purpose-designed transport, the B-24 was not designed to
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In early 1942, with the need for a purpose-built transport with better high-altitude performance and longer range than the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, the San Diego plant began sending B-24D models to Fort Worth for conversion into the C-87 transport. The conversion had a hinged cargo door at the nose
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LB-30. First combat-ready Liberator. Modifications included a three-foot nose extension as well as a deeper aft fuselage and wider tailplane and self-sealing fuel tanks and armor. Built to British specifications with British equipment and Boulton Paul turrets, so there was no B-24 equivalent but
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The first combat-ready B-24. The modifications included a three-foot nose extension, a deeper rear fuselage, wider tailplane, self-sealing fuel tanks, and armor. Built to British specifications with British equipment so there was no B-24 equivalent but it was similar to the B-24C. Except for the
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In 1943, the model of Liberator considered by many the "definitive" version was introduced. The B-24H was 10 inches (25 cm) longer, had a powered gun turret in the upper nose to reduce vulnerability to head-on attack, and was fitted with an improved bomb sight (behind a simpler, three-panel
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According to the Willow Run Reference Book published 1 February 1945, Ford broke ground on Willow Run on 18 April 1941, with the first plane coming off the line on 10 September 1942. Willow Run had the largest assembly line in the world (3,500,000 sq ft; 330,000 m). At its peak in
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The C-87 was not always popular with the aircrews assigned to fly it. The aircraft had the distressing habit of losing all cockpit electrical power on takeoff or at landings, its engine power and reliability with the less-powerful superchargers also often left much to be desired. It proved to be
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The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) took delivery of its first B-24As in mid-1941. Over the next three years, B-24 squadrons deployed to all theaters of the war: African, European, China-Burma-India, the Anti-submarine Campaign, the Southwest Pacific Theater and the Pacific Theater. In the
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It was necessary when flying the B-24, to get "on step". This meant climbing to about 500 ft (150 m) above cruise altitude, levelling off, achieving a cruise speed of 165–170 mph (266–274 km/h), then descending to assigned altitude. Failing to do this meant that the B-24 flew
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Improved B-24L with further weight-savings. The B-24M used a lighter version of the A-6B tail turret; the waist gunner positions were left open, and the retractable Sperry ventral ball turret was reintroduced. For better visibility from the flight deck, the windshield in Ford-built aircraft was
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that was derived directly from the B-24 Liberator. The U.S. Navy had been using B-24s with only minor modifications as the PB4Y-1 Liberator, and along with maritime patrol B-24s used by RAF Coastal Command this type of patrol plane had been quite successful. A fully navalized design was seen as
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The U.S. Army Air Corps awarded a contract for the prototype XB-24 in March 1939, with the requirement that one example should be ready before the end of the year. Consolidated finished the prototype and had it ready for its first flight two days before the end of 1939. The design was simple in
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As the war progressed, the complexity of servicing the Liberator continued to increase. The B-24 variants made by each company differed slightly, so repair depots had to stock many different parts to support various models. Fortunately, this problem was eased in the summer of 1944, when North
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to an airfield northeast of Colombo, but they could make the flight in 17 hours with a 5,500 pounds (2,500 kg) payload, whereas the Catalinas required 27 hours and had to carry so much auxiliary fuel that their payload was limited to only 1,000 pounds (450 kg). The route was named
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and Convair Fort Worth; these sub-assemblies were identical to Ford-built B-24Es, except that they used the same R-1830-43 radial engines as the B-24D. These sub-assemblies were called KD (knock down) kits and were trucked from Willow Run to the Southwest for the final assembly. (Total:
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by Thomas L. Walsh (2009) tells the story of a US Navy PB4Y-1 (B-24 Liberator) submarine patrol bomber that ditched off the west coast of Ireland in 1944; five of the ten crew survived 33 hours adrift in a seething North Atlantic storm before drifting ashore in Clifden, County Galway,
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was one of the first two heavy bombardment groups flying the B-24 with the 8th Air Force in the fall/winter air campaigns in the European Theater of Operations. The 44th Bomb Group flew the first of its 344 combat missions against the Axis powers in World War II on 7 November 1942.
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the French orders were in most cases transferred to the United Kingdom. The RAF found, as did the US, that global war increased the need for air transports and early-type bombers and seaplanes were converted or completed as cargo carriers and transports. LB-30As were assigned to
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modifications: as the RAF accepted some designs while rejecting others, American production was – to some extent – re-directed along specific lines that accorded with British doctrine, the B-24's capacious bomb bay and ability to carry 8,000 lb ordnance a case in point.
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medium bomber had used, but this was unsatisfactory and was discontinued after the 287th aircraft. Later aircraft reverted to the earlier manually operated "tunnel" mounting with a single .50 in (12.7 mm) machine gun. The tunnel gun was eventually replaced by the
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Continued development work by Consolidated produced a handful of transitional B-24Cs with turbocharged instead of supercharged engines. The turbocharged engines were the reason for the flattened oval shape of the nacelles that distinguished all subsequent Liberator models.
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The B-24 had a shoulder-mounted high aspect ratio Davis wing. This wing was highly efficient allowing a relatively high airspeed and long range. Compared to the B-17, it had a 6 feet (1.8 m) larger wingspan but a lower wing area. This gave the B-24 a 35-percent higher
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ball turret, which had also been adopted by the later B-17E Fortresses, but made retractable for the Liberator as the fuselage was very close to the ground. Late B-24Ds had "cheek" guns mounted on either side of the nose, just behind the "greenhouse". (Total: 2,696: 2,381
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its toll on these airmen. The first aircrews chosen for this operation came from the anti-submarine bomb groups because of their special training in low altitude flying and pinpoint navigation skills. Because of their special skills, they were called upon to fly fuel to
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was the Eighth Air Force's only electronic warfare squadron using specially equipped B-24s to jam German VHF communications during large Eighth Air Force daylight raids. In addition, the 36th BS flew night missions with RAF Bomber Command's own electronic warfare unit
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Developed from the B-24ST, with a single fin and rudder replacing the twin tail on the standard Liberator. The improved performance and handling of the B-24ST and XB-24K led to the decision to incorporate a single tail in the PB4Y-2 and B-24N. (Total: one converted
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series bombsight. B-24H sub-assemblies made by Ford and constructed by other companies and any model with a C-1 or M-1 retrofit, were all designated B-24J. The J model was the only version to be built by all five factories involved in B-24 production. (Total: 6,678)
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One of these was captured at Venegono, Italy, on 29 March 1944. It was used on penetration missions in RAF bomber streams at night in Luftwaffe markings. On a ferry flight from Hildesheim to Bavaria on 6 April 1945, it was shot down – by German anti-aircraft fire.
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gunners (guns mounted in the sides of the aircraft nose) — sat in the nose, fronted on the pre-B-24H models with a well-framed "greenhouse" nose with some two dozen glazed panels and with two flexible ball-mounts built into it for forward defensive firepower using
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The B-24 featured a tricycle undercarriage, the first American bomber to do so, with the main gear extending out of the wing on long, single-oleo strut legs. It used differential braking and differential thrust for ground steering, which made taxiing difficult.
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1944, the Willow Run plant produced one B-24 per hour and 650 B-24s per month. In mid-1944, the production of the B-24 was consolidated from several different companies (including some in Texas) to two large factories: the Consolidated Aircraft Company in
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which included gutting the interior, cutting new windows, and dividing the interior into compartments with individual and bench seating and two-tier Pullman-style sleeping berths. Trim was added for sound-proofing, and a galley with refrigerator and hot
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Later in 1941, the first Liberators entered RAF service. This model introduced self-sealing fuel tanks, a 2 ft 7 in (79 cm) plug in the forward fuselage to create more space for crew members and, more vitally, ever more equipment such as
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quite vulnerable to icing conditions, and was prone to fall into a spin with even small amounts of ice accumulated onto its Davis wing. Since the aircraft had been designed to be a bomber that dropped its loads while airborne, the C-87's nose
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Pre-production prototypes, six of which were sold to the UK directly as the LB-30A. US funds and serial numbers were deferred to the B-24D production. The seventh (40-702) remained in U.S. service as the sole YB-24 for service test. (Total:
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59,524 pounds (27,000 kg) (29.76 short tons) maximum takeoff weight, it was one of the heaviest aircraft in the world; comparable with the British "heavies", with fully loaded weights of 30 short tons for (and nearly identical to) the
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advantageous, and Consolidated Aircraft developed a purpose-built long-range patrol bomber in 1943, designated PB4Y-2. The Privateer had non-turbosupercharged engines for weight savings and optimal performance at low to medium patrol
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guns, some adopting the policy of staying on the surface to fight, rather than submerging and risking being sunk by aerial weapons such as rockets, gunfire, torpedoes and depth charges from the bombers. American Liberators flew from
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India in support of British SAS, American OSS and French SIS underground operations throughout SE Asia. The aircraft were stripped of most armaments to allow for fuel for up to 26-hour return flights such as Jessore to Singapore.
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Because of the vulnerability of the B-24 to head-on attack with the earlier "greenhouse" nose, the B-24H design incorporated an electrically powered Emerson A-15 nose turret above the bombardier's position, similar to where the
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glass nose, armament, turret fairings and bombardment equipment were removed. Several storage tanks were added, allowing a C-109 to carry 2,900 gal (11,000 L) of fuel weighing over 22,000 pounds (10,000 kg).
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while flying a government mission to the Soviet Union in November 1942. In addition, 73 Liberators of various models that had force-landed on European airfields were recovered and 30 of them were repaired and used by the
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against Germany, forming nearly half of its heavy bomber strength in the ETO prior to August and most of the Italian-based force. Thousands of B-24s flying from bases in Europe dropped hundreds of thousands of tons of
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VC (1914-1943), New Zealand pilot in the RNZAF, died during a successful attack on a German U-boat off West Africa. His medal was uniquely awarded solely on the recommendation of the enemy captain and other
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Ordered on 27 April 1939, less than 30 days after the XB-24 was ordered and before its completion. Minor modifications included eliminating leading-edge slots and adding de-icing boots. (Total: 1, converted
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Australian aircrew seconded to the Royal Air Force flew Liberators in all theatres of the war, including with RAF Coastal Command, in the Middle East, and with South East Asia Command, while some flew in
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periscopically sighted Bendix model. The turret proved unsatisfactory and was soon replaced by a tunnel gun, which was itself omitted. Later D models were fitted with the retractable Sperry ball turret.
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powered dorsal turret was added to the forward fuselage. One (#84) converted to prototype the "three in nose" armament for the B-24D. FY funds and serial numbers transferred from B-24A. (Total: nine)
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take-off weight was slightly raised to 64,250 pounds, the maximum altitude lifted from 21,200 to 24,000 feet but the maximum speed was reduced to 263 mph, largely as a result of increased drag.
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With no fighters capable of escorting bombers on deep strike missions early in World War II, the Army authorized heavily armed bombers as "gunship" escorts, which resulted in both the B-17 derived
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B-24s leaked fuel. Crews flew with the bomb bay doors slightly open to dissipate potentially explosive fumes. Hendrix did not permit smoking on his B-24, even though he was a smoker. Chain smoker
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U.S. Navy designation applied to 976 navalized B-24D, J, L and M models built at Consolidated's San Diego factory, as well as one North American-built B-24G. Later aircraft were equipped with an
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replaced by a version with less framing from Block 20 onward. The B-24M became the last production model of the B-24 and many flew only from the factory to the scrap yard. (Total: 2,593)
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having only starting production of the B-24G in 1943. None of these were minor operations, but they were dwarfed by Ford's vast new purpose-built factory constructed at Willow Run near
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The B-24H saw the replacement of the glazed 'green house' nose with a nose turret, which reduced the B-24s vulnerability to head-on attacks. The bombsight was located below the turret.
2162:. It holds records as the world's most-produced bomber, heavy bomber, multi-engine aircraft, and American military aircraft in history. Production took place at five plants. At Ford's
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Mk.I rebuilt as General Reconnaissance for anti-submarine patrol. Fitted with belly pannier with an additional four fixed forward firing 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano cannon and
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was 3,513 mi (5,654 km) long, the longest non-stop airline route in the world at the time. The Liberators flew a shorter 3,077 mi (4,952 km) over-water route from
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tolerate large loading variations because most of its load was held on fixed bomb racks. Consequently, it was relatively easy for a poorly trained ground crew to load a C-87 with its
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The Liberator carried a crew of up to ten. The pilot and co-pilot sat alongside each other in a well-glazed cockpit. The navigator and bombardier — who could also double as a nose or
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B-24 bombers were also extensively used in the Pacific area after the end of World War II to transport cargo and supplies during the rebuilding of Japan, China, and the Philippines.
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in order to receive the massive amounts of knock-down kits that the Ford Motor Company shipped via truck from its Ypsilanti Michigan Facility. A new government plant was built in
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Ichac, Jean-Claude (January 2004). "A parisien "Liberator" dans le Grand Nord: sauvetage au Groenland" [A Parisian Liberator in the Arctic: Resupply in Greenland].
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1,540 mi (2,480 km, 1,340 nmi) at 237 mph (206 kn; 381 km/h) and 25,000 ft (7,600 m) with normal fuel and maximum internal bomb load
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transports became available in large numbers, C-87s were rapidly phased out of combat zone service, with some later used as VIP transports or B-24 flight crew trainers.
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by fitting a single fin an rudder onto a B-24D airframe. The aircraft was more stable and had better handling than other models and was used as the basis of the XB-24K.
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From August 1943 until the end of the war in Europe, specially modified B-24Ds were used in classified missions. In a joint venture between the Army Air Forces and the
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medium bomber's predecessor, the NA-40 introduced this feature in January 1939 – with the Consolidated Model 32 having long, thin wings with the efficient "Davis" high
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In January 1939, the USAAC, under Specification C-212, formally invited Consolidated to submit a design study for a bomber with longer range, higher speed and greater
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Munson, Kenneth, "Bombers 1939-45, Patrol and Transport Aircraft", Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc., New York, Blandford Press Ltd., 1969, LCCN 77-92035, page 156.
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were granted permission. Post was the only reporter assigned to a B-24-equipped group, the 44th Bomb Group. He flew in B-24 41-23777 ("Maisey") on Mission No. 37 to
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American, Douglas and Consolidated Aircraft at Fort Worth stopped making B-24s, leaving only the Consolidated plant in San Diego and the Ford plant in Willow Run.
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was repaired in the field using parts from the other two. Initially, the glazed nose of the bomber was replaced with sheet metal. The airplane was then flown to
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pilots (left to right) Eloise Huffines Bailey, Millie Davidson Dalrymple, Elizabeth McKethan Magid and Clara Jo Marsh Stember, with a B-24 in the background
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storage tanks filled, and proved very difficult to land fully loaded at airfields above 6,000 ft (1,800 m) MSL in elevation, such as those around
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Following Operation Tidal Wave, it was decided to attempt the salvage of a B-24 bomber and use it for fighter pilot training. Three B-24s were recovered:
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radio-guided munition system during World War II. The ordnance of 1,000 lb weight, was deployed operationally by USAAF B-24s in both Europe and the
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Mk.VIII for RAF Coastal Command anti-submarine patrol. Some had top turret removed in service, and belly turret replaced with semi-recessed radar dome.
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windows, and laterally offset to reduce interference between the waist gunners. Most H model aircraft were built by Ford at Willow Run. (Total: 3,100)
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and other modern types had surpassed the bombers that served from the start of the war. The B-24 was rapidly phased out of U.S. service, although the
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on 7 December 1941. It had been sent to the Central Pacific for a very long-range reconnaissance mission that was preempted by the Japanese attack.
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in the foreground in the olive drab and white paint scheme. To the rear of this front line are partly assembled C-87 "Liberator Express Transports".
908:(BOAC). Both BOAC and the RAF used converted Liberator IIs as unarmed long-range cargo carriers. These aircraft flew between the United Kingdom and
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too far forward or aft, rendering the aircraft difficult to control due to inadequate or excessive longitudinal stability. In his autobiography,
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concept but, nevertheless, advanced for its time. Consolidated incorporated innovative features such as a tricycle landing gear and Davis wing.
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favored the B-24 and procured it in huge numbers for a wide variety of roles. At approximately 18,500 units – including 8,685 manufactured by
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load. In comparison with its contemporaries, the B-24 was relatively difficult to fly and had poor low-speed performance; it also had a lower
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Giorgerini, Giorgio (2002). Uomini sul fondo : storia del sommergibilismo italiano dalle origini a oggi. Milano: Mondadori. pp. 518–20.
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An unusual four-panel set of all-metal, tambour-panel "roller-type" bomb bay doors, which operated very much like the movable enclosure of a
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and marked the first time that Qantas's now-famous Kangaroo logo was used; passengers received a certificate proclaiming them as members of
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On 12 June 1942, 13 B-24s of the Halverson Project (HALPRO) flying from Egypt attacked the Axis-controlled oil fields and refineries around
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conducting patrols along all three American coasts and the Canal Zone. The RAF and later American patrols ranged from the east, based in
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and how he survived crashing in the Pacific, being adrift on the ocean for 47 days, and then more than two years in Japanese POW camps.
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Production of B-24s increased at an astonishing rate throughout 1942 and 1943. Consolidated Aircraft tripled the size of its plant in
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Liberators were also used as anti-submarine patrol aircraft by RAF Coastal Command. RAF Liberators were also operated as bombers from
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3786:, television pioneer "Mr. Wizard", flew 56 missions as a Liberator pilot over northern Italy, Germany, and Yugoslavia, winning the
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1841:. Some RAAF aircrew were given operational experience in Liberators while attached to USAAF squadrons. Seven flying squadrons, an
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Byrne, John A., The Whiz Kids: The Founding Fathers of American Business and the Legacy They Left Us, Currency Doubleday, Page 50
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Navy Libs – Naval Liberator and Privateer Naval Variant: PB4Y-1 "Liberator" (Split Tail) / PB4Y-2 "Privateer" (Single Tail)
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as the official name for the Model 24. When France fell in 1940, their aircraft were re-directed to the RAF. One outcome of the
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air forces and navies. It saw use in every theater of operations. Along with the B-17, the B-24 was the mainstay of the US
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for assembly of B-24s from Ford parts; Douglas ultimately built a total of 962 of the D, E, H, and J models there.
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and a substantially larger carrying capacity, as well as a distinctive twin tail. Whereas the B-17 used 9-cylinder
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and other personnel back to Australia. Liberators remained in service until 1948, when they were replaced by
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Plans originally called for 2,000 C-109s to support 10 groups of B-29s (approximately 400) in China, but the
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The first USAAF Liberators to carry out combat missions were 12 repossessed LB-30s deployed to Java with the
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had two B-24Ms captured from the Chinese Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War and operated until 1952.
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For much of 1944, the B-24 was the predominant bomber of U.S. Strategic Air Forces (USSTAF) formerly the
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The new design would be the first American heavy bomber in production to use tricycle landing gear – the
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Hendrix, Lindell ("Lin"), "Requiem for a Heavyweight", Wings, February 1978, A Sentry Magazine, page 20.
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A developed PB4Y with a large single fin, a lengthened fuselage and many other improvements and changes.
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Liberator Album, B-24's of the 2nd Air Division 8th Air Force. Volume 2: The 14th. Combat Bomb Wing
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1380:—were killed in action. For its actions on the Ploiești mission, the 44th was awarded its second
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flew B-24s as commanding officer of the 703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bombardment Group, out of
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RAF RY-3/C-87C transport with a single fin replacing the twin fins on most Liberator versions.
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belly turret, as the first examples of the B-17E Flying Fortress and some early models of the
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Photographic reconnaissance variant developed from the B-24J; six cameras in the bomb bay.
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where a lack of air cover had allowed U-boats to operate without risk of aerial attack.
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Consolidated Liberator Mk.I of 120 Squadron Coastal Command RAF, used from December 1941
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Early orders, placed before the XB-24 had flown, included 36 for the USAAC, 120 for the
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machine guns (later versions were fitted with a powered twin-.50 caliber (12.7 mm)
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when his PB4Y-1 Liberator, modified to be a remote-controlled bomb, exploded in flight.
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5431:(Aircraft number 80). Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 1987.
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B-24 Liberator: Combat and Development History of the Liberator and Privateer
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The Flying Circus: Pacific War – 1943 – as Seen Through a Bombsight
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Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific
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Third Axis Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945
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4776:"Indian Ocean – New Guinea – Kangaroo Service – 1950–1946."
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2109:(Heavy) joined the battlefield in March 1944 as the heavy bombers of the
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theater. Due to its range, it proved useful in bombing operations in the
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5669:(WarbirdTech Volume 1). North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 2001.
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Damnyankee: A WWII Story of Tragedy and Survival off the West of Ireland
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Photographic reconnaissance variant developed from the B-24H; -FO block.
1312:. Intercepted just short of the target, the B-24 came under attack from
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and took a major role in strategic bombing. Fifteen of the 15th AF's 21
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The Liberators made a significant contribution to Allied victory in the
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.
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A total of 177 B-24s carried out the famous second attack on Ploiești (
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Prins, François (Spring 1994). "Pioneering Spirit: The QANTAS Story".
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
3923:(1946) contains the official history of the 7th Bomber Command of the
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began service with the first of two converted LB-30 Liberators on the
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779:. The seventh aircraft was used by Consolidated and the USAAC to test
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5877:. Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1998.
5585:. Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK: Midland, Ian Allan Publishing, 2008.
5276:. Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979.
4225:"The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress vs. the Consolidated B-24 Liberator"
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provided a far more easily resupplied location for raids on mainland
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5790:. Kidlington, Oxford, UK: Vintage Aviation Publications Ltd., 1979.
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Tocumwal to Tarakan. Australians and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft. NASA SP-468
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Cyclone engines, the Consolidated design used twin-row, 14-cylinder
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and four large antenna "stickleback" masts above the rear fuselage.
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to test airborne fire control systems. (Total: one converted B-24D)
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The Consolidated Aircraft Company PB4Y-2 Privateer was a U.S. Navy
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The B-24 was the platform for the pioneering use of the Americans'
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These Liberators operated from both sides of the Atlantic with the
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By the end of World War II, the technological breakthroughs of the
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Pilot's guide : Consolidated "Liberator" PB4Y-1 type aircraft
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route to augment PBY Catalinas that had been used since May 1943.
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Gardner, Brian (1984). "Flight Refuelling... The Wartime Story".
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Accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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Pre-production service test version of the XB-24N. (Total: seven)
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and from wherever else they could fly far out over the Atlantic.
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5103:(1st ed.). Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press. pp.
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Two RAF bomber squadrons with Liberators were deployed to the
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5074:(1995 ed.). New York: Military Press. pp. 215–216.
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Photographic reconnaissance variant developed from the B-24D.
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4941:"Michigan History: Willow Run and the Arsenal of Democracy."
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Long range (800 mi ): 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg)
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ail, an unofficial designation applied by Ford) was made by
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B-24Ds of 93rd Bomb Group in formation. Nearest aircraft is
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over the Atlantic), and they were used in the evacuation of
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Not assigned • Assigned to multiple types
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on the surface at night, fitted to a Liberator aircraft of
5843:. Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1987, revised edition 1993.
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U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909
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2722:: As with the RB-24L, but with additional radar equipment.
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ball turret and three flexible .50 in (12.7 mm)
1964:, Italy. These two squadrons engaged in relief flights to
1876:. In addition, the small number of Liberators operated by
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squadrons. Liberators were introduced into service in the
6023:. Weston Creek, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 1994.
6008:. Weston Creek, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 1992.
5016:
USAAC/USAAF/USAF Bombers: The Consolidated B-24 Liberator
4904:
4730:
USAAC/USAAF/USAF Bombers: The Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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USAAC/USAAF/USAF Bombers: The Consolidated B-24 Liberator
4022:
2760:: U.S. Army Air Force/Air Force designation for the RY-3.
5963:. Reading, Berkshire, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1972.
5929:
Taylor, John W. R. "Consolidated B-24/PB4 Y Liberator."
5892:. Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press, 2011.
5697:
Bombers in Blue: PB4Y-2 Privateers and PB4Y-1 Liberators
5600:. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1975.
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Proposed twin-engined patrol version of PB4Y-1. Unbuilt.
1572:(CBI), the C-87 was used to airlift cargo and fuel over
758:
260:. The wing gave the Liberator a high cruise speed, long
5684:. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International, 1993.
5416:. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: Burd Street Press, 1992.
4674:"Old China Hands, Tales & Stories – The Azon Bomb."
2349:. Airframe returned to B-24A configuration and renamed
1051:
in their bomb-bay tanks. Liberators were equipped with
722:(RAF). The name "Liberator" was originally given to it
6133:
6006:
Boston, Mitchell & Liberator in Australian Service
5405:. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, 1949.
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3429:
3-view line drawing of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
2973:. The Martin dorsal turret was retained. (Total: 156)
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on German military, industrial, and civilian targets.
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Liberators played an instrumental role in closing the
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Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the present
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The Weapons Acquisition Process: An Economic Analysis
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employed it against Japanese railroad bridges on the
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5491:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1988.
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1939 bomber aircraft family by Consolidated Aircraft
5521:. London: Jane's Publishing Company Limited, 1984.
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
2038:The aircraft was handed over for operations to the
1396:
The bomb bay of a surviving B-24J Liberator in 2016
5812:. Norwich, Norfolk, UK: Tony North, 1981. No ISBN.
5805:. Norwich, Norfolk, UK: Tony North, 1979. No ISBN.
5699:. Tacoma, Washington: Bomber Books, 1979. No ISBN.
5154:
5052:, NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch
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3981:Shady Lady: Mission Accomplished, Running on Empty
2889:British Commonwealth nomenclature and sub-variants
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5948:. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1968.
5760:. New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1969.
5306:. New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1968.
5291:. London: Arms & Armour, First edition 1995.
5253:"B-24D-53-CO "Shady Lady" Serial Number 42-40369"
4870:Consolidated B-24 Liberator – Warbird Tech Vol. 1
4336:. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword. pp. 40–42.
3983:(2012) tells the true story of the USAAF's B-24D
3538:piston engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each
2742:Transports with accommodation for 20 passengers.
766:In April 1939, the USAAC initially ordered seven
13865:
13850: Prior to adoption of Tri-Service prefixes.
6034:Winchester, Jim. "Consolidated B-24 Liberator."
5707:. London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co.
5506:. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1983.
5381:. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2003.
5366:. Norwich, Norfolk, UK: Wensum Books Ltd, 1979.
5351:. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1976.
5099:General Dynamics aircraft and their predecessors
2302:
1999:V1 first prototype jet bomber airframe in 1945.
989:modifications at the Consolidated-Vultee Plant,
743:& Whitney R-1830-33s were replaced with the
6036:Aircraft of World War II: The Aviation Factfile
5991:General Dynamic Aircraft and their Predecessors
5907:. Bristol, UK: Cerberus Publishing Ltd., 2002.
5647:. Nelspruit, UK: Freeworld Publications, 2002,
5489:McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I
4406:
3907:
2238:built the B-24 under license at a factory near
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4844:The Liberator Legend: The Plane and the People
3416:List of surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberators
2677:, including a Bendix chin turret and a second
2068:Only one B-24 was officially delivered to the
463:engines mounted in cowlings borrowed from the
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11454:
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6062:Consolidated B-24D page, USAF National Museum
5658:Job, Macarthur. "Misadventure at Mauritius."
4825:
4741:Autry, Gene with Herskowitz, Mickey. (1978).
3987:. It was one of 11 planes that took off from
3583:3,700 mi (6,000 km, 3,200 nmi)
3139:List of Consolidated B-24 Liberator operators
3011:: GR.III with American equipment and weapons.
2979:: Mk.III with American equipment and weapons.
409:design created by unorthodox means, with the
6077:Pilot training manual for the Liberator B-24
5875:British Military Aircraft Serials: 1878–1987
5841:Carpetbaggers America's Secret War in Europe
5775:. Belconnen, Australia: Banner Books, 1994.
5446:. Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997.
4953:, 28 January 1997. Retrieved: 7 August 2010.
4935:
4933:
4781:16 November 1950. Retrieved: 29 August 2009.
3424:
1489:
5713:The Strategic Bombing of Germany, 1940–1945
5476:. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995.
5194:
4965:
3947:(2010) tells the story of B-24D bombardier
3601:20,000 ft (6,100 m) in 25 minutes
2524:pursuant to a 1942 contract. Equipped with
2151:Watch video of B-24 production and testing
1388:Radar/Electronic warfare and PGM deployment
30:"B-24" redirects here. For other uses, see
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5336:. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1973.
5018:, 18 August 1999. Retrieved: 15 June 2010.
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4732:, 16 August 1999. Retrieved: 15 June 2010.
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2690:An experimental aircraft, The B-24ST (for
2495:A slight alteration of the B-24D built by
1850:South West Pacific theatre of World War II
353:derivative carried on in service with the
13909:World War II bombers of the United States
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6038:. Hoo, Kent, UK: Grange Books plc, 2004.
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4847:. Turner Publishing Company. p. 10.
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4427:"A Brief History of the 44th Bomb Group."
4302:, 8 August 1999. Retrieved: 15 June 2010.
4184:Bhargava, Kapil, Group Captain (ret'd). "
3914:Aircraft in fiction § B-24 Liberator
3714:Learn how and when to remove this message
3565:215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
3420:
3210:
2206:B-24s under construction at Ford Motor's
2113:to fight against the Japanese during the
1637:Learn how and when to remove this message
1541:
732:British and French purchasing commissions
668:Learn how and when to remove this message
590:Learn how and when to remove this message
377:
364:
9640:bomber designations, Army/Air Force and
9587:Designation sequences for this aircraft:
6099:The Museum of Flight Digital Collections
6090:The Museum of Flight Digital Collections
6081:The Museum of Flight Digital Collections
5905:Classic WWII Aviation: Consolidated B-24
5715:. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 1992.
5702:
5536:. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986.
5072:Jane's Fighting aircraft of World War II
5069:
5021:
4993:, Issue 15, July–August 2007, pp. 17–30.
4840:
4815:"Istoria unui B 24 Liberator "românesc""
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2969:tail turret similar to that used on the
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2710:C-87 used for flight engineer training.
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2520:Designation for B-24D aircraft built by
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2101:B-24 Bomber flying over China during WW2
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1960:Squadrons under No 2 Wing SAAF based at
1936:. The Liberators were later replaced by
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795:Lindell Hendrix, later a test pilot for
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5828:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2002.
5547:
5349:The B-24 Liberator, A Pictorial History
5130:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
5063:
4867:
4802:
3663:
3613:52.5 lb/sq ft (256 kg/m)
3571:95 mph (153 km/h, 83 kn)
3532:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-35 Twin Wasp
3238:
2823:U.S. Navy nomenclature and sub-variants
1974:Polish Uprising against Nazi Occupation
1848:The RAAF Liberators saw service in the
1298:reporter to go on one of the missions.
461:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-35 Twin Wasp
14:
13866:
12166:patrol aircraft designations 1923–1962
5933:. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.
5745:. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1998.
5598:Famous Bombers of the Second World War
5195:Mullen, Cassius; Byron, Betty (2015).
5045:
4704:Parnell 1993, pp. inside cover, p. 91.
4387:
4331:
3116:Mk.VIII converted as a cargo aircraft.
3038:Unused designation reserved for B-24E.
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3468:17 ft 7.5 in (5.372 m)
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1072:Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
751:were relocated from the wings to the
5730:. New York: Harper & Row, 1967.
5167:from the original on 11 January 2022
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3517:65,000 lb (29,484 kg) plus
3088:Mk.VI converted as a cargo aircraft.
2861:U.S. Navy designation for the C-87A.
2605:431st Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group
2218:and built a large new plant outside
1619:adding citations to reliable sources
1590:
1564:and Lend Lease Liberator Cargo VII.
906:British Overseas Airways Corporation
650:adding citations to reliable sources
621:
572:adding citations to reliable sources
543:
13874:1930s United States bomber aircraft
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5756:McDowell, Ernest and Richard Ward.
5554:. No. 25. pp. 34–43, 80.
5392:Craven, Wesley and James Lea Cate.
4211:Famous Aircraft: The B-24 Liberator
4058:Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
3474:1,048 sq ft (97.4 m)
3456:67 ft 2 in (20.47 m)
2867:U.S. Navy designation for the C-87.
2121:after WW2 and were used during the
1775:in the Pacific Theater, and by the
1548:Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
1344:, breaks in half after attack by a
1277:15th Air Force B-24s attacking the
1206:15th Air Force B-24s attacking the
1090:and beginning in mid-1943 from the
401:The new Model 32 combined designer
201:Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
24:
12752:Not assigned · Designation reused
5959:Ward, Richard and Eric A. Munday.
4608:"The Consolidated B-24 Liberator."
4376:Consolidated page at Aerofiles.com
3970:and a B-24's attempts to sink the
3810:, top turret gunner, was the only
3796:, elder brother of U.S. President
3060:(some mounted under the nose) and
2989:Mk.III General Reconnaissance for
2897:Color photograph of an RAF B.Mk.II
2228:Reconstruction Finance Corporation
1852:. Flying mainly from bases in the
1156:Introduction to service, 1941–1942
978:Antisubmarine and maritime patrols
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726:, and subsequently adopted by the
288:– it holds records as the world's
56:Consolidated B-24D Liberator over
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13925:
10695:designations, Army/Air Force and
10518:Strategic reconnaissance sequence
10360:designations, Army/Air Force and
9372:Apollo command and service module
6050:
5743:British Warplanes of World War II
4392:. Pen & Sword Books Limited.
4314:
4286:
3938:back to Washington on 3 May 1943.
3595:1,025 ft/min (5.21 m/s)
1455:
987:AAF Antisubmarine Command (AAFAC)
912:(with an extensive detour around
868:on anti-submarine patrols in the
618:Prototypes and service evaluation
295:The B-24 was used extensively in
264:and the ability to carry a heavy
5976:Bf 109 Defence of the Reich Aces
5705:The Observer's Book Of Airplanes
5570:. London: Pan Books Ltd., 1978.
4981:"Ol 927: CAF's B-24A Liberator."
4745:. Doubleday & Company, Inc.
4390:Liberator: The Consolidated B-24
4002:
3672:
3384:
3371:
3358:
3345:
3332:
3319:
3306:
3293:
3280:
3267:
3254:
3240:
3226:
3212:
3198:
3185:
3172:
3159:
3146:
3052:General Reconnaissance Mk.V for
2873:Transport variant of the PB4Y-2.
2566:A 3-view line drawing of a B-24J
2145:
1979:
1783:. Naval B-24s were redesignated
1684:
1595:
1364:for his leadership, as was Col.
626:
548:
382:The Liberator originated from a
47:
13840:Aircraft of the Australian Army
12793:aircraft serial-number prefixes
5861:. No. 53. pp. 24–32.
5818:Air War Against Japan 1943–1945
5583:Soviet Air Power in World War 2
5442:Donald, David, general editor.
5266:
5246:
5231:
5215:
5188:
5179:
5147:
5070:Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1989).
5039:
5030:
5005:
4996:
4895:
4886:
4861:
4834:
4793:
4784:
4769:
4756:
4735:
4719:
4698:
4689:
4666:
4643:
4634:
4616:
4600:
4584:
4567:
4558:
4549:
4526:
4508:
4499:
4478:
4469:
4460:
4451:
4442:
4381:
4358:"Consolidated XB-24K Liberator"
4350:
4149:
3921:One Damned Island After Another
3820:Pacific theater of World War II
3683:needs additional citations for
3511:55,000 lb (24,948 kg)
3505:36,500 lb (16,556 kg)
2031:camouflage and markings at the
2002:
1742:U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps
1606:needs additional citations for
637:needs additional citations for
559:needs additional citations for
10495:Reconnaissance/strike sequence
6021:Military Aircraft of Australia
5615:New York: Random House, 2010.
5459:International Air Power Review
5444:Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
4799:Gilman and Clive 1978, p. 314.
4663:, Retrieved: 25 December 2014.
4305:
4244:
4235:
4217:
4202:
4186:India's Reclaimed B-24 Bombers
4178:
4169:
3027:-equipped Liberator GR.III of
2659:. (Total: one converted B-24L)
2092:
1703:capture of the Mariana Islands
1428:ordnance design, a pioneering
970:and would have been a part of
13:
1:
13894:Four-engined tractor aircraft
12109:Amphibious aircraft sequences
5808:North, Tony and Mike Bailey.
5801:North, Tony and Mike Bailey.
5379:Combat Legend: B-24 Liberator
5243:. Retrieved: 4 February 2013.
4821:(in Romanian). 16 March 2023.
4137:
3816:United States Army Air Forces
3760:with the 68th Bomb Squadron,
3589:28,000 ft (8,500 m)
3056:for anti-submarine role with
2993:for anti-submarine role with
2927:which included two underwing
2554:positions were enclosed with
2303:U.S. Army Air Forces variants
2132:
2119:Chinese Nationalist Air Force
2083:45th Bomber Aviation Division
2063:
1815:Liberator with their aircraft
1673:. As soon as more dependable
879:LB-30A (YB-24) in RAF service
272:and was less robust than the
196:Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
113:United States Army Air Forces
54:United States Army Air Forces
13889:Four-engined piston aircraft
13879:Aircraft first flown in 1939
12103:Not to be confused with the
10370:Army/Air Force main sequence
6312:1944 Freckleton air disaster
5978:. Oxford, UK: Osprey, 2006.
5667:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
5566:Gilman, J. D. and J. Clive.
5364:The B-24 Liberator 1939–1945
4841:St. John, Philip A. (1990).
4613:. Retrieved: 16 August 2012.
4162:
4073:Consolidated XB-41 Liberator
3908:Notable appearances in media
3132:
2814:was killed in a BQ-8 during
1934:The Order of the Longest Hop
1802:
1759:B-24s were also used by the
1679:Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando
1504:Office of Strategic Services
1401:and 868th BS (SB) Snoopers.
1302:and five other reporters of
1198:Strategic bombing, 1942–1945
701:North American B-25 Mitchell
384:United States Army Air Corps
7:
12803:indicate prefixes not used.
10283:Fighter-bomber, in F-series
5826:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
4971:Dorr and Lake 2002, p. 129.
4868:Johnsen, Frederick (1996).
4686:. Retrieved: 20 March 2012.
4432:. Retrieved: 15 June 2010.
4334:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
4095:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
4053:Consolidated B-32 Dominator
3995:
3638:10 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm)
2424:, almost hidden is wingman
2297:
1773:photographic reconnaissance
1382:Distinguished Unit Citation
1208:Concordia Vega Oil refinery
738:After initial testing, the
539:
405:'s wing, a high-efficiency
315:, including the bombing of
280:tended to prefer the B-17,
274:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
239:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
227:Consolidated B-32 Dominator
10:
13930:
13914:World War II heavy bombers
12114:Assigned to multiple types
11688:Aerial target (full-scale)
5645:The Men Who Went to Warsaw
5631:(in French) (410): 49–53.
5259:. Retrieved: 26 June 2016.
4332:Simons, Graham M. (2012).
4199:. Retrieved: 16 June 2010.
3963:The Sinking of the Laconia
3911:
3788:Distinguished Flying Cross
3413:
3402:
3136:
3085:Liberator C Mk.VI/C Mk.VIT
2639:A modified B-24D, used by
2385:Pratt & Whitney R-1830
2353:. She was renamed back to
2313:Pratt & Whitney R-1830
1882:Allied Intelligence Bureau
1831:Royal Australian Air Force
1545:
1470:B-24D-30-CO assembly ship
1459:
1151:oil fields in August 1943.
1055:, which together with the
949:100 (Bomber Support) Group
947:, one of Bomber Command's
694:Pratt & Whitney R-1830
130:Royal Australian Air Force
29:
13848:
13822:
13520:
13427:
12885:
12808:
12798:
12750:
12721:
12679:
12661:
12643:
12625:
12607:
12584:
12566:
12543:
12536:
12484:
12456:
12433:
12415:
12382:
12334:
12316:
12298:
12275:
12257:
12229:
12211:
12178:
12171:
12096:
12051:
11873:
11862:
11777:
11687:
11581:
11550:
11499:
11488:
11483:designations 1962–present
11429:
11379:
11358:
11351:
11171:
11120:
11111:
10963:
10865:
10837:
10704:
10601:
10565:
10558:
10541:Tri-Service main sequence
10540:
10517:
10494:
10464:
10378:
10369:
10303:
10282:
10261:
10254:
10231:
10203:
9790:
9760:
9739:
9658:
9649:
9592:
9565:
9394:
9364:
9328:
9292:
9276:
9260:
9149:
9123:
9077:
9031:
8951:
8944:
6949:
6884:
6833:
6768:
6709:
6693:
6672:
6636:
6629:
6468:
6367:
6279:
6263:
6247:
6231:
6198:
6145:
5703:Lawrence, Joseph (1945).
5046:Loftin, L.K. Jr. (1985),
4546:. Retrieved: 27 May 2015.
4539:24 September 2015 at the
4378:retrieved 23 October 2013
4297:"The Consolidated XB-24."
4229:warfarehistorynetwork.com
4018:1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash
2144:
2139:
1972:in Poland to support the
1895:
1843:operational training unit
1746:
1570:China Burma India Theater
1436:. The Eighth Air Force's
1426:precision-guided munition
1406:36th Bombardment Squadron
1251:Combined Bomber Offensive
1173:11th Bombardment Squadron
783:installations as well as
469:variable-pitch propellers
443:
344:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
333:C-87 transport derivative
214:
188:
176:
168:
160:
152:
147:
139:
108:
96:
70:
65:
46:
41:
12791:Australian Defence Force
11863:Tri-service designations
11582:Aerial target (subscale)
11479:designations 1924–1962,
6469:Manufacturer designation
5993:. London: Putnam, 1990.
5662:, January–February 2000.
5519:Mighty Eighth War Manual
5474:Aircraft of World War II
5429:B-24 Liberator in Action
5319:B-24 Liberator in Action
4743:Back in the Saddle Again
4466:Hillenbrand 2010, p. 64.
4192:12 December 2009 at the
4142:
4100:Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
4063:Consolidated Liberator I
3764:, based in England with
3734:William Charles Anderson
3640:M2 Browning machine guns
2641:Sperry Gyroscope Company
2115:Second Sino-Japanese War
2105:The B-24 bombers of the
2076:agreements, stranded in
2027:where it was painted in
1952:(SAAF) also flew B-24s:
1771:, anti-ship patrol, and
1366:John Riley "Killer" Kane
1138:
1068:Royal Canadian Air Force
206:Consolidated Liberator I
88:Maritime patrol aircraft
11551:Target control aircraft
10559:Reconnaissance subtypes
10358:reconnaissance aircraft
10356:United States military
6287:Accidents and incidents
6057:Consolidated B-24A page
5400:18 October 2016 at the
5201:. Page Publishing Inc.
5134:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
4925:Harvard Business School
4631:Levine 1992, pp. 14–15.
4564:Winchester 2004, p. 57.
4532:Smith, Harry V. et al.
3462:110 ft (34 m)
3441:General characteristics
3399:Accidents and incidents
2522:North American Aviation
2371:Liberator B Mk II/LB-30
2347:Commemorative Air Force
2250:plant B in the city of
2107:308th Bombardment Group
1950:South African Air Force
1943:
1874:Netherlands East Indies
1827:South African Air Force
1819:
1438:458th Bombardment Group
1342:448th Bombardment Group
1190:attempted an attack on
785:self-sealing fuel tanks
514:M2 Browning machine gun
432:and Consolidated's own
13899:Shoulder-wing aircraft
12609:Naval Aircraft Factory
12384:Naval Aircraft Factory
6942:Rockwell International
6302:1943 Saint-Donat crash
5946:American Combat Planes
5741:March, Daniel J., ed.
5695:Johnsen, Frederick A.
5680:Johnsen, Frederick A.
5665:Johnsen, Frederick A.
5660:Flight Safety Magazine
5013:"Consolidated PB4Y-1."
4901:Francillon 1988, p.580
4779:Flight Global website,
4656:6 January 2020 at the
4253:Technology and Culture
3972:German submarine
3430:
3421:Specifications (B-24J)
3031:
2898:
2738:C-87 Liberator Express
2733:
2606:
2567:
2488:
2437:
2358:
2278:
2211:
2179:
2102:
1816:
1756:
1694:
1693:C-109 tanker unloading
1675:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
1542:C-87 Liberator Express
1520:de Havilland Mosquitos
1508:Operation Carpetbagger
1499:
1478:
1397:
1349:
1290:
1267:44th Bombardment Group
1215:
1166:attack on Pearl Harbor
1152:
1025:Battle of the Atlantic
1020:
1002:Anti-Submarine Weapons
994:
932:
880:
870:Battle of the Atlantic
828:
818:
763:
456:The wing carried four
378:Initial specifications
374:
365:Design and development
329:Battle of the Atlantic
83:Anti-submarine warfare
13884:Consolidated aircraft
12722:Patrol Torpedo Bomber
10262:Redesignated A-series
6332:2002 Estes Park crash
6292:1942 Queensland crash
5643:Isemongers, Lawrence.
5629:Le Fana de l'Aviation
5334:Log of the Liberators
4962:Wegg 1990, pp. 82–83.
4892:Francillon 1988, p.26
4727:"Consolidated C-109".
4695:Freeman 1984, p. 176.
4484:Birdsall 1968, p. 40.
4436:8 August 2007 at the
4311:Craven and Cate 1949
3936:Frank Maxwell Andrews
3794:Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
3428:
3020:
2896:
2812:Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
2731:
2671:YB-40 Flying Fortress
2657:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
2600:
2565:
2486:
2419:
2340:
2273:
2205:
2195:and the 27 short ton
2177:
2100:
1948:Two squadrons of the
1902:Qantas Empire Airways
1810:
1754:
1711:Air Transport Command
1692:
1559:U.S. Navy designation
1528:General George Patton
1516:Douglas A-26 Invaders
1497:
1469:
1395:
1339:
1318:Messerschmitt Bf 109s
1276:
1205:
1177:7th Bombardment Group
1146:
1000:
985:
930:
878:
844:, between Canada and
838:transatlantic flights
826:
761:
507:.30 caliber (7.62 mm)
415:Consolidated Model 31
372:
337:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
251:San Diego, California
247:Consolidated Aircraft
103:Consolidated Aircraft
32:B-24 (disambiguation)
13830:Aircraft of the RAAF
10465:Prefix R-, 1947–1962
10379:Prefix F-, 1930–1947
10232:Tri-Service sequence
6673:Observation aircraft
6307:1943 Whenuapai crash
6297:1943 Gibraltar crash
5786:Moyes, Philip J. R.
5611:Hillenbrand, Laura.
5472:Ethell, L. Jeffrey.
5002:Andrade 1979, p. 60.
4918:Scherer, Frederic M.
4831:Gordon 2008, p. 479.
4766:Retrieved 1 May 2016
4762:RAAF Museum website
4679:6 March 2012 at the
4496:Taylor 1968, p. 463.
4475:Donald 1997, p. 266.
4241:Taylor 1969, p. 462.
4105:Handley Page Halifax
3941:Laura Hillenbrand's
3885:Speaker of the House
3692:improve this article
3664:Notable B-24 crewmen
3107:Liberator GR Mk.VIII
3029:No. 120 Squadron RAF
3009:Liberator GR Mk IIIA
2971:Handley Page Halifax
2532:in nose. (Total: 25)
2467:; 305 Consolidated,
2252:Grand Prairie, Texas
2242:, just northwest of
2230:funds and leased to
2111:Fourteenth Air Force
1813:No. 21 Squadron RAAF
1615:improve this article
1354:Operation Tidal Wave
1346:Messerschmitt Me 262
1044:No. 120 Squadron RAF
945:No. 223 Squadron RAF
646:improve this article
568:improve this article
13835:Aircraft of the RAN
11359:1962 redesignations
11352:Alternate sequences
11121:1948 redesignations
6327:1945 Elvetham crash
6322:1945 Broadway crash
6317:1944 Montreal crash
5903:Shacklady, Edward.
5771:Nelmes, Michael V.
5408:Currier, Donald R.
5226:The New York Times,
5095:Wegg, John (1990).
4986:16 May 2013 at the
4946:4 December 2012 at
4872:. Specialty Press.
4651:"The AZON Project."
4534:"Escape from Siam."
4388:Simons, G. (2012).
4047:Related development
4036:Operation Aphrodite
3840:Fifteenth Air Force
3515:Max takeoff weight:
3113:Liberator C Mk.VIII
3101:Liberator B Mk.VIII
3096:RAF C-87 transport.
3054:RAF Coastal Command
3022:RAF Coastal Command
2991:RAF Coastal Command
2986:Liberator GR Mk.III
2977:Liberator B Mk IIIA
2953:, which was named '
2191:, the 34 short ton
2164:Ypsilanti, Michigan
1446:493rd Bomb Squadron
1424:laterally-guidable
1279:Apollo oil refinery
1232:Fifteenth Air Force
1019:. 26 February 1944.
866:RAF Coastal Command
814:Operational history
749:pitot-static probes
396:Seattle, Washington
66:General information
13904:Twin-tail aircraft
13526:Tri-Service series
11500:Controllable bombs
11489:USAAF designations
10566:Converted fighters
9650:Original sequences
5873:Robertson, Bruce.
5824:O'Leary, Michael.
5728:Incredible Victory
5534:Fate Is the Hunter
5487:Francillon, René.
5304:The B-24 Liberator
5223:"Zamperini’s War."
5221:Margolick, David.
4716:Consolidated C-109
4649:Reynolds, George.
4622:Lord 1967, p. 279.
4555:Green 1975, p. 85.
4523:March 1998, p. 63.
4457:Green 1975, p. 84.
4197:bharat-rakshak.com
4041:Willow Run Airport
3777:Fate is the Hunter
3431:
3410:Surviving aircraft
3093:Liberator C Mk.VII
3079:Liberator GR Mk.VI
3032:
2962:Liberator B Mk.III
2899:
2734:
2607:
2568:
2489:
2438:
2359:
2279:
2212:
2180:
2103:
2029:Romanian Air Force
1914:The Double Sunrise
1854:Northern Territory
1817:
1757:
1695:
1662:Fate is the Hunter
1537:Transport variants
1500:
1479:
1398:
1350:
1305:The New York Times
1291:
1240:bombardment groups
1216:
1153:
1021:
1008:used for spotting
995:
933:
881:
829:
764:
745:turbo-supercharged
375:
286:Ford Motor Company
120:United States Navy
13861:
13860:
13855:
13854:
13522:RAAF Series Three
12757:
12756:
12746:
12745:
12717:
12716:
12532:
12531:
12126:
12125:
12092:
12091:
11867:
11782:
11778:USAF designations
11773:
11772:
11493:
11436:
11435:
11425:
11424:
11347:
11346:
10658:
10657:
10654:
10653:
10602:Converted bombers
10490:
10489:
10323:
10322:
10319:
10318:
10204:Long-range bomber
9786:
9785:
9579:
9578:
9390:
9389:
9100:XA2J Super Savage
8988:F-100 Super Sabre
8969:F-82 Twin Mustang
6904:
6903:
6900:
6899:
6427:
6426:
6019:Wilson, Stewart.
6004:Wilson, Stewart.
5898:978-1-57441-316-8
5883:978-0-904597-61-5
5849:978-0-89015-592-9
5621:978-1-4000-6416-8
5591:978-1-85780-304-4
5332:Birdsall, Steve.
5317:Birdsall, Steve.
5302:Birdsall, Steve.
5297:978-1-85409-267-0
5257:pacificwrecks.com
5228:19 November 2010.
5208:978-1-68213-622-5
5128:Lednicer, David.
5027:Wegg 1990, p. 90.
4854:978-0-938021-99-5
4819:iar80flyagain.org
4640:Weal 2006, p. 16.
4448:Hillenbrand 2010
4399:978-1-78303-591-5
4209:Birdsall (1968).
3989:Darwin, Australia
3925:Seventh Air Force
3812:Japanese-American
3724:
3723:
3716:
3599:Time to altitude:
3180:Republic of China
3121:Liberator C Mk.IX
3104:RAF B-24J bomber.
3073:Liberator B Mk.VI
3049:Liberator GR Mk.V
3035:Liberator B Mk.IV
2951:Winston Churchill
2943:Liberator C Mk.II
2936:Liberator B Mk.II
2929:Yagi–Uda antennas
2920:Liberator GR Mk.I
2428:, next higher is
2292:PB4Y-2 Privateers
2240:Marietta, Georgia
2220:Fort Worth, Texas
2156:
2155:
2123:Chinese Civil War
2072:according to the
1938:Avro Lancastrians
1916:route across the
1862:Western Australia
1765:U.S. Marine Corps
1657:center of gravity
1647:
1646:
1639:
1506:(OSS) code-named
991:Fort Worth, Texas
941:North West Europe
886:ASV Mark II radar
842:RAF Ferry Command
797:Republic Aviation
678:
677:
670:
600:
599:
592:
305:strategic bombing
235:
234:
161:Introduction date
16:(Redirected from
13921:
13532:
13531:
12891:
12814:
12784:
12777:
12770:
12761:
12760:
12726:
12725:
12663:Canadian Vickers
12541:
12540:
12403:
12300:General Aviation
12176:
12175:
12153:
12146:
12139:
12130:
12129:
11954:
11871:
11870:
11865:
11850:
11820:
11780:
11635:
11630:
11625:
11590:
11497:
11496:
11491:
11463:
11456:
11449:
11440:
11439:
11408:
11403:
11393:
11356:
11355:
11172:New designations
11118:
11117:
10705:Advanced trainer
10693:trainer aircraft
10685:
10678:
10671:
10662:
10661:
10563:
10562:
10376:
10375:
10362:1962 Tri-Service
10350:
10343:
10336:
10327:
10326:
10259:
10258:
9656:
9655:
9619:
9612:
9605:
9596:
9595:
9583:
9582:
8949:
8948:
6931:
6924:
6917:
6908:
6907:
6634:
6633:
6454:
6447:
6440:
6431:
6430:
6368:Notable aircraft
6128:
6121:
6114:
6105:
6104:
5870:
5815:Odgers, George.
5711:Levine, Alan J.
5708:
5640:
5596:Green, William.
5563:
5532:Gann, Ernest K.
5517:Freeman, Roger.
5502:Freeman, Roger.
5414:50 Mission Crush
5377:Bowman, Martin.
5362:Bowman, Martin.
5287:Axworthy, Mark.
5260:
5250:
5244:
5235:
5229:
5219:
5213:
5212:
5198:Before the Belle
5192:
5186:
5185:Hillenbrand 2010
5183:
5177:
5176:
5174:
5172:
5158:
5156:"Walter Matthau"
5151:
5145:
5144:
5142:
5140:
5125:
5119:
5118:
5102:
5092:
5086:
5085:
5067:
5061:
5060:
5059:
5057:
5043:
5037:
5034:
5028:
5025:
5019:
5009:
5003:
5000:
4994:
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3968:Laconia Incident
3932:Before the Belle
3800:, was killed in
3766:Eighth Air Force
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3043:Liberator B Mk.V
2999:Yagi–Uda antenna
2914:Liberator B Mk.I
2903:Liberator C Mk.I
2845:PB4Y-2 Privateer
2653:General Electric
2232:Douglas Aircraft
2149:
2148:
2137:
2136:
2048:
1886:prisoners of war
1835:George C. Kenney
1777:U.S. Coast Guard
1755:PB4Y-1 Liberator
1642:
1635:
1631:
1628:
1622:
1599:
1591:
1476:458th Bomb Group
1378:Addison E. Baker
1295:daylight bombing
1289:, June 16, 1944.
1260:incendiary bombs
1247:Eighth Air Force
1186:staging through
1129:Ascension Island
1080:Northern Ireland
1053:ASV Mk. II radar
1037:Mid Atlantic Gap
718:and 164 for the
716:French Air Force
673:
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413:design from the
348:PB4Y-2 Privateer
325:Mid-Atlantic gap
309:Western European
307:campaign in the
222:Consolidated R2Y
182:Indian Air Force
172:29 December 1939
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5888:Scearce, Phil.
5581:Gordon, Yefim.
5402:Wayback Machine
5347:Blue, Allan G.
5272:Andrade, John.
5269:
5264:
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5238:"'Damnyankee'."
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4010:Aviation portal
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3949:Louis Zamperini
3916:
3910:
3895:Louis Zamperini
3866:Flying Officer
3844:Stephen Ambrose
3832:George McGovern
3802:Operation Anvil
3798:John F. Kennedy
3762:44th Bomb Group
3742:Bomber Crew 369
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2882:Liberator Liner
2825:
2816:Operation Anvil
2477:Tulsa, Oklahoma
2305:
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2224:Tulsa, Oklahoma
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2066:
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2013:Honkey Tonk Gal
2009:Boiler Maker II
2005:
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1946:
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1779:for patrol and
1749:
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1733:Barry Goldwater
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1550:
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1492:
1490:"Carpetbaggers"
1464:
1458:
1442:Tenth Air Force
1390:
1374:John L. Jerstad
1370:Lloyd H. Hughes
1358:Leon W. Johnson
1340:A B-24M of the
1331:Bad Zwischenahn
1310:Bremen, Germany
1228:Ninth Air Force
1200:
1158:
1147:B-24s bomb the
1141:
1074:and later, the
1042:For 12 months,
1027:against German
1017:Coastal Command
1014:Royal Air Force
980:
898:Coastal Command
850:Liberator GR Is
821:
816:
793:
791:Flying the B-24
720:Royal Air Force
709:fuel efficiency
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11866:(1962-present)
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1362:Medal of Honor
1300:Robert B. Post
1256:high explosive
1199:
1196:
1157:
1154:
1140:
1137:
1107:, the Azores,
1033:Atlantic Ocean
979:
976:
902:Bomber Command
862:heating system
833:Fall of France
820:
817:
815:
812:
808:"Tex" Thornton
792:
789:
762:An early B-24D
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510:Browning M1919
481:PB4Y Privateer
445:
442:
403:David R. Davis
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321:anti-submarine
245:, designed by
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18:B-24 Liberator
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12537:Patrol Bomber
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11141:
11139:
11136:
11134:
11131:
11129:
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11125:
11123:
11119:
11116:
11112:Main sequence
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10896:
10893:
10891:
10888:
10886:
10883:
10881:
10878:
10876:
10873:
10872:
10870:
10866:Basic trainer
10864:
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9911:
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9906:
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9901:
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9896:
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9891:
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9881:
9878:
9876:
9873:
9871:
9868:
9866:
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9813:
9811:
9808:
9806:
9803:
9801:
9798:
9797:
9795:
9791:Main sequence
9789:
9779:
9776:
9774:
9771:
9769:
9766:
9765:
9763:
9759:
9753:
9750:
9748:
9745:
9744:
9742:
9740:Medium bomber
9738:
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9719:
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9712:
9709:
9707:
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9699:
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9672:
9669:
9667:
9664:
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9643:
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12681:Consolidated
12486:Consolidated
12100:Not assigned
11541:
10838:Basic combat
10818:
10415:
9914:
9761:Heavy bomber
9659:Light bomber
9542:Twin Mustang
9512:Super Savage
9293:Experimental
9141:OV-10 Bronco
9054:B-45 Tornado
9049:XB-28 Dragon
8959:P-51 Mustang
7506:
7471:
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6404:Lady Be Good
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6135:Consolidated
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5989:Wegg, John.
5975:
5974:Weal, John.
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5171:21 September
5169:. Retrieved
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3861:RAF Tibenham
3847:
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3775:
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3736:, author of
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3690:Please help
3685:verification
3682:
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3581:Ferry range:
3580:
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3569:Stall speed:
3568:
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3547:
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3499:Davis (9.3%)
3496:
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3486:
3479:Aspect ratio
3477:
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3432:
3353:South Africa
3340:Soviet Union
3127:
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2967:Boulton Paul
2881:
2835:nose turret.
2767:XC-109/C-109
2757:
2751:
2745:
2719:
2713:
2695:
2691:
2675:machine guns
2602:
2601:B-24M-20-CO
2530:machine guns
2461:Consolidated
2433:
2429:
2425:
2421:
2406:machine guns
2362:B-24A/LB-30B
2357:in May 2012.
2354:
2350:
2342:
2320:YB-24/LB-30A
2288:
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2258:, Michigan.
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2020:
2019:. Of these,
2016:
2012:
2008:
2006:
2003:Romanian use
1994:
1990:
1983:
1947:
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1926:
1918:Indian Ocean
1899:
1847:
1823:
1789:
1784:
1758:
1737:
1725:
1723:
1715:
1700:
1696:
1660:
1652:landing gear
1648:
1633:
1624:
1613:Please help
1608:verification
1605:
1566:
1561:
1555:
1551:
1532:
1524:
1501:
1498:B-24 cockpit
1480:
1471:
1434:CBI theaters
1419:
1403:
1399:
1351:
1321:
1303:
1292:
1264:
1244:
1242:flew B-24s.
1217:
1181:
1170:
1163:
1159:
1133:
1065:
1041:
1022:
961:
953:
934:
895:
890:Boulton Paul
882:
830:
805:
801:
794:
776:
767:
765:
739:
737:
713:
705:aspect ratio
698:
683:
679:
664:
655:
644:Please help
639:verification
636:
612:
609:
605:
601:
586:
577:
566:Please help
561:verification
558:
534:
522:
501:
499:
495:rolltop desk
492:
485:
483:derivative.
473:
465:PBY Catalina
458:supercharged
455:
451:wing loading
447:
422:
400:
390:visited the
388:Reuben Fleet
381:
341:
297:World War II
294:
255:
243:heavy bomber
238:
236:
169:First flight
153:Manufactured
140:Number built
98:Manufacturer
78:Heavy bomber
36:
11874:Main series
11781:(1948-1962)
11492:(1924-1947)
11481:tri-service
10966:(1924–1948)
10868:(1930–1948)
10840:(1936–1940)
10707:(1925–1948)
10697:Tri-Service
10497:(1960–1962)
10372:(1930–1962)
10206:(1935–1936)
9793:(1930–1962)
9652:(1924–1930)
9642:Tri-Service
9507:Super Sabre
9252:Ranger 2000
9247:T-2 Buckeye
9237:T-28 Trojan
9124:Observation
9008:FJ-2/3 Fury
8978:F-86D Sabre
6338:In fiction
5504:B-24 at War
3985:Shady Lady,
3868:Lloyd Trigg
3784:Don Herbert
3754:Hal Clement
3550:Performance
3542:Propellers:
3528:Powerplant:
3288:New Zealand
3275:Netherlands
3062:Leigh Light
3003:Leigh Light
2603:Bolivar Jr.
2551:Frazer-Nash
2434:Thunder Mug
2426:The Duchess
2355:Diamond Lil
2343:Diamond Lil
2093:Chinese use
2043: [
1484:Judas goats
1348:jet fighter
1333:airfield."
1327:Heinz Knoke
1192:Wake Island
1117:Puerto Rico
1113:the Bahamas
1101:Nova Scotia
1061:Leigh Light
1057:Leigh light
1006:Leigh light
972:Tiger Force
937:Middle East
922:East Indies
532:tailplane.
527:gun, and a
525:ball turret
430:Boeing B-29
418:flying boat
394:factory in
13868:Categories
13429:RAN Series
11380:Since 1990
9569:See also:
9497:Sabreliner
9482:Roadrunner
9365:Spacecraft
9261:Transports
9202:AT-6 Texan
9069:B-1 Lancer
6834:Transports
6418:Shady Lady
6411:Little Eva
6199:Transports
5241:amazon.com
5081:0517679647
4751:038503234X
4579:8804505370
4544:rquirk.com
4138:References
4031:(aircraft)
4029:Little Eva
3881:Jim Wright
3808:Ben Kuroki
3618:Power/mass
3472:Wing area:
2556:Plexiglass
2469:Fort Worth
2402:air gunner
2389:Consairway
2208:Willow Run
2168:Willow Run
2133:Production
2074:Lend-Lease
2064:Soviet use
1866:New Guinea
1858:Queensland
1839:Lend-Lease
1729:Gene Autry
1283:Bratislava
1123:, Panama,
724:by the RAF
502:wiggly ear
359:Korean War
258:Davis wing
11252:T-41 (II)
9552:Vigilante
9492:Sabre Dog
9432:Hound Dog
9207:T-6 Texan
9095:AJ Savage
9013:FJ-4 Fury
6397:Hot Stuff
6383:Black Cat
6359:Survivors
6354:Operators
5867:0143-5450
5637:0757-4169
5560:0143-5450
5467:1473-9917
4661:458bg.com
4611:uboat.net
4281:112031158
4163:Citations
3919:The book
3883:, former
3460:Wingspan:
3434:Data from
3262:Nicaragua
3154:Australia
3133:Operators
3025:ASV Mk.II
2925:ASV radar
2465:San Diego
2430:Boomerang
2345:from the
2264:San Diego
2216:San Diego
2193:Lancaster
2171:history.
2035:factory.
1922:Learmonth
1803:Australia
1797:altitudes
1761:U.S. Navy
1671:Taj Mahal
1578:Himalayas
1411:100 Group
1376:and Col.
1314:JG 1
1105:Greenland
1047:aviation
846:Prestwick
476:tailplane
411:twin tail
355:U.S. Navy
156:1940–1945
60:, Alabama
13259:A68 (II)
12645:Sikorsky
12627:Lockheed
12458:Lockheed
12435:Sikorsky
12417:Lockheed
12318:Keystone
11730:A-8/PQ-8
11247:T-41 (I)
9547:Valkyrie
9447:Mitchell
9329:Missiles
9150:Trainers
8952:Fighters
6944:aircraft
6694:Fighters
6637:Trainers
6463:aircraft
6390:Commando
6232:Trainers
5398:Archived
5165:Archived
5139:16 April
5056:22 April
4984:Archived
4944:Archived
4677:Archived
4672:Marion.
4654:Archived
4537:Archived
4434:Archived
4190:Archived
3996:See also
3958:Ireland.
3900:Unbroken
3846:'s book
3628:Armament
3314:Portugal
2955:Commando
2298:Variants
2189:Stirling
1928:Kangaroo
1872:and the
1627:May 2015
1574:the Hump
1323:Leutnant
1287:Slovakia
1220:Ploiești
1212:Ploiești
1149:Ploiești
1125:Trinidad
1084:Scotland
1070:and the
1049:gasoline
854:Montreal
753:fuselage
686:wingspan
540:Armament
278:aircrews
276:. While
189:Variants
13734:A40/N40
13644:A22/N22
13619:A17/N17
13530:present
13254:A68 (I)
12890:1935–63
12813:1921–34
12801:Italics
12259:Grumman
12231:Douglas
12213:Curtiss
12193:PB (II)
11151:T-13B/D
10699:systems
10364:systems
9644:systems
9527:Tornado
9477:Redhead
9452:Mustang
9437:Invader
9422:Harvard
9412:Buckeye
9395:By name
9336:SSM-N-4
9192:Harvard
9032:Bombers
8945:By role
6769:Bombers
6630:By role
6376:40-2367
6146:Bombers
4923:(1962)
4753:Page 85
4273:3105326
3814:in the
3488:Airfoil
3466:Height:
3454:Length:
3327:Romania
3220:Germany
2838:PB4Y-1P
2537:B-24G-1
2501:Douglas
2473:Douglas
2392:plates.
2351:Ol' 927
2341:LB-30A
2333:YB-24.)
2256:Detroit
2244:Atlanta
2197:Halifax
2078:Yakutsk
2058:IAR K14
1930:Service
1910:Colombo
1719:Chengdu
1580:) from
1372:, Maj.
1249:in the
1224:Romania
1109:Bermuda
1088:Iceland
1076:US Navy
1029:U-boats
1010:U-boats
956:Jessore
920:in the
425:ceiling
407:airfoil
357:in the
327:in the
313:Pacific
270:ceiling
177:Retired
148:History
12709:PB4Y-2
12704:PB4Y-1
12586:Martin
12545:Boeing
12336:Martin
12188:PB (I)
12180:Boeing
12172:Patrol
12105:Attack
11307:T-48TS
11292:OT-47B
10639:RB-57F
10634:RB-57D
10593:RF-104
10588:RF-101
10295:FB-111
10123:RB-57F
10118:RB-57D
9992:NB-36H
9537:Trojan
9532:Torito
9517:Taurus
9502:Savage
9472:Rapier
9467:Ranger
9462:Navion
9457:Navaho
9442:Lancer
9407:Bronco
9402:Apache
9356:AGM-53
9351:AGM-28
9346:GAM-77
9284:MQM-42
9277:Drones
9268:NAC-60
9078:Attack
9023:XFV-12
8936:NA-704
8926:NA-431
8921:NA-430
8916:NA-420
8911:NA-407
8906:NA-406
8901:NA-405
8896:NA-404
8891:NA-403
8886:NA-402
8881:NA-401
8876:NA-400
8871:NA-399
8866:NA-398
8861:NA-397
8856:NA-396
8851:NA-395
8846:NA-394
8841:NA-393
8836:NA-392
8831:NA-391
8826:NA-390
8821:NA-389
8816:NA-388
8811:NA-387
8806:NA-386
8801:NA-385
8796:NA-384
8791:NA-383
8786:NA-382
8781:NA-381
8776:NA-380
8771:NA-379
8766:NA-378
8761:NA-377
8756:NA-376
8751:NA-375
8746:NA-374
8741:NA-373
8736:NA-372
8731:NA-371
8726:NA-370
8721:NA-369
8717:NA-368
8713:NA-367
8708:NA-366
8703:NA-365
8698:NA-364
8693:NA-363
8688:NA-362
8683:NA-361
8678:NA-360
8673:NA-359
8668:NA-358
8663:NA-357
8658:NA-356
8654:NA-355
8650:NA-354
8645:NA-353
8640:NA-352
8635:NA-351
8630:NA-350
8625:NA-349
8620:NA-348
8615:NA-347
8610:NA-346
8605:NA-345
8600:NA-344
8595:NA-343
8590:NA-342
8585:NA-341
8580:NA-340
8575:NA-339
8570:NA-338
8565:NA-337
8560:NA-336
8555:NA-335
8550:NA-334
8545:NA-333
8540:NA-332
8535:NA-331
8530:NA-330
8525:NA-329
8520:NA-328
8515:NA-327
8510:NA-326
8505:NA-325
8500:NA-324
8495:NA-323
8490:NA-322
8485:NA-321
8480:NA-320
8475:NA-319
8470:NA-318
8465:NA-317
8460:NA-316
8455:NA-315
8450:NA-314
8445:NA-313
8440:NA-312
8435:NA-311
8430:NA-310
8425:NA-309
8420:NA-308
8415:NA-307
8410:NA-306
8405:NA-305
8400:NA-304
8395:NA-303
8390:NA-302
8385:NA-301
8380:NA-300
8375:NA-299
8370:NA-298
8365:NA-297
8360:NA-296
8355:NA-295
8350:NA-294
8345:NA-293
8340:NA-292
8335:NA-291
8330:NA-290
8325:NA-289
8320:NA-288
8315:NA-287
8310:NA-286
8305:NA-285
8300:NA-284
8295:NA-283
8290:NA-282
8285:NA-281
8280:NA-280
8275:NA-279
8270:NA-278
8265:NA-277
8260:NA-276
8255:NA-275
8250:NA-274
8245:NA-273
8240:NA-272
8235:NA-271
8230:NA-270
8225:NA-269
8220:NA-268
8215:NA-267
8210:NA-266
8205:NA-265
8200:NA-264
8195:NA-263
8190:NA-262
8185:NA-261
8180:NA-260
8175:NA-259
8170:NA-258
8165:NA-257
8160:NA-256
8155:NA-255
8150:NA-254
8145:NA-253
8140:NA-252
8135:NA-251
8131:NA-250
8127:NA-249
8122:NA-248
8117:NA-247
8112:NA-246
8107:NA-245
8102:NA-244
8097:NA-243
8092:NA-242
8087:NA-241
8082:NA-240
8077:NA-239
8072:NA-238
8067:NA-237
8062:NA-236
8057:NA-235
8052:NA-234
8047:NA-233
8042:NA-232
8037:NA-231
8032:NA-230
8027:NA-229
8022:NA-228
8017:NA-227
8012:NA-226
8007:NA-225
8002:NA-224
7997:NA-223
7992:NA-222
7987:NA-221
7982:NA-220
7977:NA-219
7972:NA-218
7967:NA-217
7962:NA-216
7957:NA-215
7952:NA-214
7947:NA-213
7942:NA-212
7937:NA-211
7932:NA-210
7927:NA-209
7922:NA-208
7917:NA-207
7912:NA-206
7907:NA-205
7902:NA-204
7897:NA-203
7892:NA-202
7887:NA-201
7882:NA-200
7877:NA-199
7872:NA-198
7867:NA-197
7862:NA-196
7857:NA-195
7852:NA-194
7847:NA-193
7842:NA-192
7837:NA-191
7832:NA-190
7827:NA-189
7822:NA-188
7817:NA-187
7812:NA-186
7807:NA-185
7802:NA-184
7797:NA-183
7792:NA-182
7787:NA-181
7782:NA-180
7777:NA-179
7772:NA-178
7767:NA-177
7762:NA-176
7757:NA-175
7752:NA-174
7747:NA-173
7742:NA-172
7737:NA-171
7732:NA-170
7727:NA-169
7722:NA-168
7717:NA-167
7712:NA-166
7707:NA-165
7702:NA-164
7697:NA-163
7692:NA-162
7687:NA-161
7682:NA-160
7677:NA-159
7672:NA-158
7667:NA-157
7662:NA-156
7657:NA-155
7652:NA-154
7647:NA-153
7642:NA-152
7637:NA-151
7632:NA-150
7627:NA-149
7622:NA-148
7617:NA-147
7612:NA-146
7607:NA-145
7602:NA-144
7597:NA-143
7592:NA-142
7587:NA-141
7582:NA-140
7577:NA-139
7572:NA-138
7567:NA-137
7562:NA-136
7557:NA-135
7552:NA-134
7547:NA-133
7542:NA-132
7537:NA-131
7532:NA-130
7527:NA-129
7522:NA-128
7517:NA-127
7512:NA-126
7507:NA-125
7502:NA-124
7497:NA-123
7492:NA-122
7487:NA-121
7482:NA-120
7477:NA-119
7472:NA-118
7467:NA-117
7462:NA-116
7457:NA-115
7452:NA-114
7447:NA-113
7442:NA-112
7437:NA-111
7432:NA-110
7427:NA-109
7422:NA-108
7417:NA-107
7412:NA-106
7407:NA-105
7402:NA-104
7397:NA-103
7392:NA-102
7387:NA-101
7382:NA-100
6806:LB-30A
6756:PB4Y-1
6732:XP4Y-1
6710:Patrol
6280:Topics
6264:Drones
6185:PB4Y-2
6180:PB4Y-1
6140:family
6042:
6027:
6012:
5997:
5982:
5967:
5952:
5937:
5922:
5911:
5896:
5881:
5865:
5847:
5832:
5794:
5779:
5764:
5749:
5734:
5719:
5688:
5673:
5651:
5635:
5619:
5604:
5589:
5574:
5568:KG 200
5558:
5540:
5525:
5510:
5495:
5480:
5465:
5450:
5435:
5420:
5385:
5370:
5355:
5340:
5325:
5310:
5295:
5280:
5205:
5111:
5078:
4916:&
4876:
4851:
4749:
4594:
4577:
4396:
4340:
4279:
4271:
3855:Actor
3758:Europe
3738:BAT-21
3646:Bombs:
3575:Range:
3536:radial
3389:
3376:
3366:Turkey
3363:
3350:
3337:
3324:
3311:
3301:Poland
3298:
3285:
3272:
3259:
3245:
3231:
3217:
3203:
3190:
3177:
3167:Canada
3164:
3151:
3068:rails.
3001:) and
2997:(with
2828:PB4Y-1
2720:TB-24L
2714:RB-24L
2694:ingle
2687:B-24ST
2682:B-24D)
2679:Martin
2648:XB-24Q
2636:XB-24P
2628:YB-24N
2619:XB-24N
2584:B-24D)
2580:XB-24K
2526:Sperry
2509:XB-24F
2456:Sperry
2447:Bendix
2410:Martin
2380:XB-24B
2166:based
2125:. The
2054:IAR 80
2025:Brașov
2015:, and
1986:KG 200
1970:Kraków
1966:Warsaw
1962:Foggia
1896:Qantas
1870:Borneo
1785:PB4Y-1
1747:PB4Y-1
1430:Allied
1236:USSTAF
1184:Hawaii
1092:Azores
904:, and
858:oxygen
777:LB-30A
770:under
518:turret
488:Boxcar
444:Design
392:Boeing
331:. The
301:Allied
180:1968 (
143:18,188
13823:Lists
13528:1964–
12514:P4Y-2
12509:P4Y-1
12084:Q-170
11996:MQ-20
11991:RQ-20
11987:Q-20
11765:PQ-15
11760:PQ-14
11755:PQ-13
11750:PQ-12
11745:PQ-11
11740:PQ-10
11679:OQ-19
11674:OQ-18
11669:OQ-17
11664:OQ-16
11659:OQ-15
11654:OQ-14
11649:OQ-13
11644:OQ-12
11639:OQ-11
11634:OQ-10
11470:USAAF
11302:YT-48
11298:T-48
11287:T-47A
11283:T-47
11243:T-41
11146:T-13A
11142:T-13
11103:PT-27
11098:PT-26
11093:PT-25
11088:PT-24
11083:PT-23
11078:PT-22
11073:PT-21
11068:PT-20
11063:PT-19
11058:PT-18
11053:PT-17
11048:PT-16
11043:PT-15
11038:PT-14
11033:PT-13
11028:PT-12
11023:PT-11
11018:PT-10
10955:BT-17
10950:BT-16
10945:BT-15
10940:BT-14
10935:BT-13
10930:BT-12
10925:BT-11
10920:BT-10
10829:AT-24
10824:AT-23
10819:AT-22
10814:AT-21
10809:AT-20
10804:AT-19
10799:AT-18
10794:AT-17
10789:AT-16
10784:AT-15
10779:AT-14
10774:AT-13
10769:AT-12
10764:AT-11
10759:AT-10
10646:RB-66
10629:RB-57
10624:RB-52
10619:RB-47
10614:RB-29
10609:RB-17
10583:RF-80
10532:SR-72
10527:SR-71
10509:RS-71
10504:RS-70
10304:Other
10290:FB-22
10223:BLR-3
10218:BLR-2
10213:BLR-1
10076:B-50C
10054:B-47C
9987:B-36G
9945:B-29D
9731:LB-14
9726:LB-13
9721:LB-12
9716:LB-11
9711:LB-10
9634:USAAF
9630:USAAC
9626:USAAS
9522:Texan
9487:Sabre
9427:HiMAT
9341:SM-64
9320:HiMAT
9222:XSN2J
9177:BT-14
9172:BT-10
9162:NA-35
9157:NA-16
9039:XB-21
8993:F-107
8983:YF-93
7377:NA-99
7372:NA-98
7367:NA-97
7362:NA-96
7357:NA-95
7352:NA-94
7347:NA-93
7342:NA-92
7337:NA-91
7332:NA-90
7327:NA-89
7322:NA-88
7317:NA-87
7312:NA-86
7307:NA-85
7302:NA-84
7297:NA-83
7292:NA-82
7287:NA-81
7283:NA-80
7279:NA-79
7274:NA-78
7269:NA-77
7264:NA-76
7259:NA-75
7254:NA-74
7249:NA-73
7244:NA-72
7239:NA-71
7234:NA-70
7229:NA-69
7224:NA-68
7219:NA-67
7214:NA-66
7209:NA-65
7204:NA-64
7199:NA-63
7194:NA-62
7189:NA-61
7184:NA-60
7179:NA-59
7174:NA-58
7169:NA-57
7164:NA-56
7159:NA-55
7154:NA-54
7149:NA-53
7144:NA-52
7139:NA-51
7134:NA-50
7129:NA-49
7124:NA-48
7119:NA-47
7114:NA-46
7109:NA-45
7104:NA-44
7099:NA-43
7094:NA-42
7089:NA-41
7084:NA-40
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