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 …

Operating by the British and Canadians on the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean, B-24 bombers made significant contributions in the Battle of the Atlantic. Nicknamed "VLR" for "Very Long …

Manned by a crew of ten men — pilot, copilot, navigator, bombardier, and six gunners — the aircraft was capable of a maximum speed of 290 miles per hour, a service ceiling of 28,000 …

The first image below, the "Visible B-24", shows locations of the crew and the general layout and construction of the B-24. The two cutaways of a B-24's fuselage provides good information on …

The B-24 Liberator was a powerful symbol of US industrial might, with more than 18,000 produced by the war’s end. They flew faster and farther than the B-17. Liberators flew faster, higher and …

The B-24 Liberator was introduced in 1941 and quickly became a workhorse of the US Army Air Forces (USAAF). It was used extensively in both the European and Pacific theaters, …

A B-24 carried a crew of from eight to ten men. Its gross weight when loaded exceeded 60,000 pounds. It was powered by four 1,200 horsepower engines and carried 2,750 gallons of fuel. …

The B-24 "Liberator" is an American four-engine heavy bomber that was flown by the United States armed forces and several of its allies during World War II. The B-24 was developed by …

On 29 December 2019, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, one of the most famous bombers of World War II, turned 80 years old. More than 18,400 of this type were built, making it the most …

Jan 5, 2010 · It showed my father, at the time just a young man of 24, gathered with the other members of his flight crew in front of a huge B-24 Liberator bomber. Remembering the stories …