Consolidated B-24J Liberator - The Collings Foundation
网页The world’s only fully restored and flying consolidated B-24J Liberator is back in the skies after an absence of twenty years. The B-24 fought for our freedom in the skies of Europe and the Pacific through the use of strategic bombing during the Second World War.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator - Wikipedia
网页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.
B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces
网页This is a list of United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator units and formations during World War II including variants and other historical information. Heavy bomber training organizations primarily under II Bomber Command in the United States and non-combat units are not included.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator - Aviation History
网页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 produced American wartime aircraft. It gained a distinguished war record with operations in the European, Pacific, African and Middle Eastern theaters.
B-24 | WWII Bomber, USAAF, Consolidated Aircraft | Britannica
网页B-24, long-range heavy bomber used during World War II by the U.S. and British air forces. It was designed by the Consolidated Aircraft Company (later Consolidated-Vultee) in response to a January 1939 U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) requirement for …
The B-24: The Great Liberator - Lockheed Martin
网页A B-24 could reach 290 miles per hour and carry a 5,000-pound bomb load for 1,700 miles, giving it a longer range, greater speed and a bigger payload than its B-17 cousin. By 1941, B-24s were being shipped to Great Britain, where they were given the name Liberator and adapted for a variety of purposes, including coastal patrol, protecting ...
Consolidated B-24 Liberator - The National WWII Museum
网页The B-24 Liberator was a powerful symbol of US industrial might, with more than 18,000 produced by the war’s end. Liberators flew faster, higher and farther than the older B-17, thanks to greater fuel capacity and an innovative low-drag wing design.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator: The Loyal “Lumbering Lib”
网页A formation of Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers flies toward a target. The B-24 rendered tremendous and versatile service to the Allies in World War II. At dawn on Sunday, August 1, 1943, the B-24s began thundering along the Benghazi runways on their seven-hour, 2,400-mile mission. They climbed northward across the Mediterranean.
The Birth, Life and Death of a B-24 Liberator - HistoryNet
网页2019年6月28日 · In January 1944, the 449th Bomb Group’s B-24s began flying missions over enemy territory. Two Ton Tessie flew her first mission on January 10 against a railroad marshaling yard in Skopje, Yugoslavia. Over the next few months, she went on to bomb strategic targets in Italy, France, Yugoslavia, Austria, Bulgaria and Romania.
B-24 Liberator: WW2 Bomber Designed To Replace Flying Fortress …
网页Alongside the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator was flown from British, North African and later Italian bases to bomb industrial, military and economic targets in German occupied Europe. Statistically speaking, it was one of the most dangerous postings of …
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