Global Aircraft -- B-24 Liberator

B-24 Liberator Specifications

Primary Function: Bomber

Contractor: Consolidated

Crew: Ten

Unit Cost: ~$336,000

Powerplant

Four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43 or -65 fourteen cylinder radial engines at 1,200 hp

Dimensions

Length: 67 ft, 2 in (20.47 m)

Wingspan: 110 ft (33.53 m)

Height: 18 ft (5.49 m)

Weights

Empty: 37,000 lb (16,798 kg)

Maximum Takeoff: 65,000 lb (29,510 kg) -- operational

Performance

Speed: 290 mph (467 km/h)

Ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,540 m)

Range: 2,200 mi (3,540 km)

Armament

Six .50-calibre guns; internal bomb load of 8,000 lb (3,632 kg) w/ optional external bomb racks

Service Life

First Flight: December 29, 1939 (XB-24)

End of Service: 1944

Number Built: B-24D (2,698) + B-24J (6,678) + B-24M (2,593) + B-24L (1,667) + 4,385 others [~18,021 total]

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B-24 Liberator Achievements

The B-24 was produced in even greater numbers than the B-17 Flying Fortress

Liberators are recorded to having dropped over 630,000 tons of bombs

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B-24 Liberator Photos

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