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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.
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.
The Liberator in North Africa campaign proved to be a better long-range bomber than the B-17 Flying Fortresses. With the B-17 the B-24 proved critical for the US 8th Air Force and its bombing raids across Europe. Later B-24s equipped 9th and 15th Air Forces in the Mediterranean. B-24 Liberators operating in the Pacific proved the value of the ...
It was the last B-24 flight made by the USAF. Indoor display of above aircraft. Aircraft markings are of the Ninth Air Force 512th Bombardment Squadron, 376th Bombardment Group, to which it was originally assigned in September 1943. The last active USAF B-24, 44-51228 in 1952, just prior to its retirement
Two Consolidated B-24H Liberators of the 724th Bomb Squadron (Heavy), 451st Bomb Group (Heavy), from Fairmont Army Air Field, Nebraska, [citation needed] collided while flying in a formation of four B-24Hs during a training flight [29] at 20,000 feet (6,100 m) The bombers crashed in agricultural fields, one 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Milligan ...
SAINT-LÔ, France — He was 6 when Allied warplanes turned his town to rubble. Yves Fauvel says the flashbacks still come regularly: The D-Day evening sky thrumming with American bombers; the ...
The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer is an American World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator.The Navy had been using B-24s with only minor modifications as the PB4Y-1 Liberator, and along with maritime patrol Liberators used by RAF Coastal Command, this type of patrol plane was proven successful.
The bombers were lost in missions against Nazi Germany more than 70 years ago. ... 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions;