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Consolidated B-32 Dominator. 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 B-24 was powered by a 1,200 hp (900 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1830-35 or -41 turbosupercharged radial engine. The turbo-supercharger was placed on the lower surface of the engine nacelle and the oil cooler and supercharger ducting were placed on either side of the engine.
26 Jun 2024 · 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 a four-engined heavy bomber.
Although its first operation consisted merely of seven bombers creating a diversion for an attack by Fortresses, the 44th Bomb Group was destined to take part in 343 missions up to April 1945. It flew more missions and dropped more bombs (18,980 tons) than any other B-24 group except the 93rd.
The Second World War Bomber designed to replace the Flying Fortress. At the start of 1939, the United States Army Air Corps wanted more of its favourite aircraft, the B-17 Flying Fortress. Consolidated took one look at the B-17 and decided they could do better.
Every day, memories of World War II—its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs—disappear. Give Today. 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.
28 Jun 2019 · On October 27, 1943, the new B-24 was sent to Bruning Army Air Field in Nebraska, where it was assigned to a crew of the 719th Bomb Squadron, 449th Bomb Group, 47th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), under the leadership of pilot George T. Fergus Jr.
