The B-24 gave Allied air forces a reliable option in both the European and Pacific theaters of war. T he Consolidated B-24 Liberator was arguably the most celebrated heavy bomber ...

the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first flight. In time, the Liberator would become the most widely produced American heavy bomber of WWII, with 18,188 examples being ...

Depending on the model, the B-24 was manned by a crew of between ... "The Arsenal of Democracy" "To compare a Ford V8 with a four-engine Liberator bomber was like matching a garage with a ...

De Jarnette was killed on April 8, 1944, while serving as the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber with the 732nd Bombardment Squadron. His aircraft was shot down during a bombing mission over ...

"The B-24 (bomber) was built like a 1930s Mack Truck ... My father, Verle Caple, was a navigator on a B-24 Liberator during WWII, flying multiple bombing raids from his base on Italy's Adriatic ...

And women had secured their place in history and proved their value in the workplace. The classic image of “Rosie the Riveter ...

A 24-year-old U.S. Army pilot killed during ... northern coast of New Guinea,” the DPAA said. Pictured is the B-24D Liberator bomber that Tennyson and his crew were piloting when it was shot ...

The B-24 Liberator, on which Tech Sgt ... falling out of its “deputy lead spot” in its formation with other bombers, according to the bombardier D.M. Henderson. On the way back toward England ...

The B-24 featured a shoulder-mounted high aspect ratio Davis wing. Used on several bomber models during World War II, the Davis wing offered a lower drag coefficient than other contemporary ...