Consolidated B-24 Liberator
by: RLindsey
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More B-24s were built than any other United States bomber. The quickest way to identify a Liberator is by the twin rudders and high placed wings. The Liberator was used in all theaters and the bomb-hold could carry 2 tons more than B-17.
Length: 67 feet 2 inches (20.92 meters)
Wingspan: 100 feet (33.52 meters)
Speed: 290 mph (466 km/h)
Ceiling: 28,000 feet (8,500 meters)
Range: 3,700 miles
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Supercharged Radials
Crew: 8-10
Consolidated B-24 Liberator. Royal Air Force Heavy Bomber. Series C, Number Thirty-Seven. Long Range Bomber. Long-range bombers are invaluable in today’s aerial warfare. The Consolidated B-24, renamed the “Liberator” by the R.A.F., has a top speed of 335 m.p.h., and a range of 4000 miles and a bomb load of four tons. Four 1200 h.p. Twin Wasps enable it to fly across the United States, and then the Atlantic to England. It has been successful in its baptism under fire. <em>Co-operation of Flying and Popular Aviation</em> This is one of a series of fifty pictures of Modern Airplanes packed with WINGS Cigarettes
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