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The World War II B-24 Liberator Was So Good The U.S. Built Over 18,000
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 ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
The new bomber design, which was internally designated as the Model 32 ... even the US Army Air Force accepted the B-24, which would be named the Liberator, the design gained the interest of ...
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
The Ford team found it would need 5 miles of wire, cut into almost 3,000 pieces ranging in length from 8 inches to 32 feet, for a B-24. The ... with a four-engine Liberator bomber was like ...
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U.S. pilot killed in WWII is accounted for 80 years after bomber named "Heaven Can Wait" crashed into ocean
Tennyson, 24, of Wichita, Kansas ... On March 11, 1944, Tennyson was the pilot onboard a B-24D Liberator bomber called "Heaven Can Wait" during a bombing mission in Hansa Bay, located along ...
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The World War II B-24 Liberator Was So Good The U.S. Built Over 18,000
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 ...