Despite shortcomings, the B-24 was the most-produced American wartime aircraft, with over 18,000 examples made. The Consolidated Aircraft B-24 was conceived in 1938. Its prototype first took to ...
(Though it would be months before Ford hit its bomber-a-month production goal.) "It was HUGE. I was completely amazed by its monstrous size, its four mighty engines," a pilot who flew the B-24 ...
June 12, 1942 In the first American mission against a European target, 12 U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24 bomber planes attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. Ploesti will continue to be ...
The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...
The B-21 Raider, Northrop Grumman's next-generation stealth bomber, is poised to revolutionize U.S. military capabilities. However, by the early 2030s, the U.S. Air Force may only have between 24 ...