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 ...
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B-17 vs B-24: Which was better?How? Which one? And why? Join me on a statistical deep dive into America's WW2 heavy bomber trio: The Consolidated B-24 Liberator vs the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Judge awards $6.6 million to ...
De Jarnette was killed on April 8, 1944, while serving as the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber with the 732nd Bombardment ...
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A Pistol, a Parachute, and a Prayer: The Amazing Story of Lt. Owen BaggettWhat began as a bombing mission to destroy an enemy bridge turned into a story of heroic bravery and incredible odds for ...
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This pilot sought to avenge his brother’s death over the South PacificKeen to avenge his brother’s death, Van Voorhis adamantly requested a combat assignment in the South Pacific. Early in 1943 ...
Greenville native Miles Richard "Dick" League, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, fought in World War II. He was a prisoner of ...
Of the many aircraft in which airmen fought their way to receive the Medal of Honor, alive or posthumously, only one flew the Consolidated PB4Y-1, a U.S. Navy variant of the B-24 Liberator.
The U.S. Army ordered 65 of the 47Ds, which it dubbed the H-13 Sioux, while the Navy ordered 12, which it designated HTL-2.
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