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2. Consolidated B-24 Liberator - Wikipedia

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   The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production aircraft were laid down as export models designated as various LB-30s, in the Land Bomber design category.

3. List of surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberators - Wikipedia

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   The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and other allied air forces during World War II.Of the 19,256 B-24, PB4Y-1, LB-30 and other model variants in the Liberator family produced, thirteen complete examples survive today, two of which are airworthy.

4. 836th Bombardment Squadron - Wikipedia

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   487th Bombardment Group B-24 [b] The 836th Bombardment Squadron was activated at Bruning Army Air Field, Nebraska on 20 September 1943 as one of the original squadrons of the 487th Bombardment Group. The squadron trained with Consolidated B-24 Liberators until March 1944, when it departed for the European Theater of Operations.

5. 98th Operations Group - Wikipedia

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   B-24 of the 98th Bombardment Group. The 98th trained for bombardment missions with Consolidated B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942. The group was alerted and departed for the Middle East on 15 July 1942, arriving in Palestine in late July 1942. The 98th was initially assigned to the United States Middle East Air Force (USMEAF).

6. Consolidated Aircraft - Wikipedia

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   Consolidated vice president Edgar Gott was responsible for securing the company's contract to design and build the B-24 Liberator bomber. [5] The XB-24 Liberator prototype made its first flight in December 1939, and the first production order was from the French in 1940, just days before their surrender to Germany; six of these YB-24 Liberators ...

7. 376th Expeditionary Operations Group - Wikipedia

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   By the end of 1942, all of the squadrons were equipped with B-24 Liberators as the older model B-17s were reassigned to non-combat roles. Operating from bases in Palestine, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, the 376th attacked shipping in the Mediterranean and harbor installations in Libya, Tunisia, Sicily , and Italy to cut enemy supply lines to North ...

8. List of Consolidated B-24 Liberator operators - Wikipedia

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   Some retained US armament, being named Liberator B.Mk IIIA. Liberator B.Mk V were B-24D aircraft modified to carry more fuel, reducing its armor but retaining the defensive armament of the Liberator B.Mk III model. The Liberator B.Mk VI were B-24G/H/H with Boulton Paul tail turrets. B-24J version was named Liberator B.Mk VIII.

9. B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces

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   Consolidated B-24D-160-CO Liberator 42-72815 "Strawberry Bitch" on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The B-24D on display flew combat missions from North Africa in 1943–1944, and was eventually sent to storage after the war to Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona. In 1959 the aircraft was taken out of storage and flown to ...