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B-24 Liberator
Specifications | Achievements | Photos

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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