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B-24 Liberator – The .50-Caliber Gunship That Dominated the Skies
Discover the might of the B-24 Liberator, a .50-caliber machine gunship heavy bomber that changed the course of aerial warfare. Known for its massive firepower and long-range capabilities, this ...
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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 ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
On this day in aviation history, December 29, 1939, the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first flight. In time, the Liberator would become the most widely produced ...
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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 wings were "exceptionally long and unusually narrow, with a high-aspect ratio that provided extraordinary lift," A.J. Baime writes in "The Arsenal of Democracy." The wing "was mounted shoulder ...