B-24 Liberator part 3
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"Hellsadroppin II" B-24D 41-23809 from the 329th Bomb Squadron 93rd Bomb Group
"Kentucky Belle" B-24J Liberator 44-40268 from the 706th BS 446th BG, 8th AF - November 11, 1944
"Kickapoo" B-24D Liberator 41-11768 344th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group 9th Air Force
"Ronnie" B-24H Liberator 41-29144 of the 704th Bomb Squadron, 446th BG 8th AF
"Sky Scow" of the 30th BG - engine maintenance, December 1943
"Sluggin Sal" Liberator 44-40750 of the 865th Bomb Squadron, 494th BG
"The Mighty Eight Ball" B-24D-25-CO Liberator from the 425th Bomb Squadron, 308th BG
"Umbriago" B-24J Liberator serial 44-40068 code X4-P+ from 859th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 8th Air Force
100 lb bombs already in the bomb bay of a Consolidated B-24 England (color photo)
15th Air Force B-24 Liberator Crashes in Southern Italy
42-63779 Consolidated B-24D-1-CF Liberator
42-73320 "Zoot Chute" B-24J of the 308th BG, 373th Bomb Squadron - 1944
42-95120 "Hookem Cow" B-24H of the 458th BG, 755th Bomb Squadron, code J3-M
44-41476 "Maid of Honor" of the 392nd BS, 30th Bomb Group - 75mm Shell Hit And Exploded In The cockpit
44-49750 "Dogpatch Express" B-24L of the 459th BG 756th BS drop bombs on a railroad bridge at Padua Italy
Armourers hauling a trolley of 500 lb bombs towards Liberator Mk II AL574 "O" of No 108 Squadron RAF at Fayid Egypt 1942
Armourers pull a trolley loaded with 500 lb bombs to a Liberator Mk II of No 159 Squadron RAF at Fayid Egypt
Armourers unload 250 lb Mk VIII depth charges Liberator GR Mk VA of No 53 Squadron RAF at St Eval Cornwall
Assembly ship B-24H Liberator 41-28697 "SPOTTED ASS APE" England 1944
B-24 "Patches" at Townsville Airfield Depot No 4 in Australia 1943
B-24 458th Bomb Group 8th AF over North Sea
B-24 Bomber named "AM I READY"
B-24 Bomber with Bird of Prey Mouth
B-24 Damaged by flak in a raid over Ploesti Rumania
B-24 had to use parachutes for brakes to land at its base in England - Liberator 42-95308 "Silver Dollar" of the 445th Bomb Group, 702nd Bomb Squadron
B-24 Liberator "Black Nan / STEVONOVITCH II" 44-49710 of 779th Bomb Squadron, 464th BG shot down over Lugo, Italy - 10 April 1945
B-24 Liberator 44-40101 of the 491st BG Assembly Ship TUBARAO
B-24 Liberator in the maintenance Burtonwood
B-24 Liberator in the maintenance Burtonwood 2
B-24 Liberator is parked at Poltava Airbase one of the shuttle mission bases in Russia 11 April 1945
B-24 Liberator Nose Art and Crew 93rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
B-24 Liberator of No 356 Squadron RAF in the Pacific Theatre of Operations
B-24 Liberator of the 8th AF, 2nd AD goes down in flames during an attack on the railway marshalling yards at Munster Germany
B-24 Liberator of the 90th BG
B-24 Liberators BURTONWOOD ENGLAND
B-24 Liberators in the maintenance Burtonwood
B-24 Liberators of 15AF over Oil Refinery at Blechhammer Germany, 27 August 1944
B-24 Liberators of the 15th AAF returning to their base after attack on the railroad yards at Nice France on 26 May 1944
B-24 Liberators of the 15th AF over Marshalling Yards At Miramas France 12 July 1944
B-24 Liberators of the 30th BG, 819th Bomb Squadron fly over Iwo Jima on 15 February 945
B-24 Liberators of the 8th AAF Flying over English Countryside (color photo)
B-24 Liberators over Budapest Tokol airfield 19 January 1945
B-24 Maiden America nose art 7th BG
B-24 Named "A Run On Sugar" of the 11th BG
B-24 of the 735th Bomb Squadron, 453rd BG drops supplies to airborne troops following Operation VARSITY
B-24 of thr 788th Bomb Squadron 467th Bomb Group in flight
B-24 RAF Liberator Bomb Bridges On Burma-Siam Railway 1945
B-24 Waist Gunner In Action
B-24 waist gunners
B-24A 40-2375 Lands in Singapore October 1941. The USA flags denoted its neutral status.
B-24D "45" Taking Off From Desert Airstrip
B-24D 41-23716 "Yanks From Hell" of the 90th Bomb Group 321st Bomb Squadron
B-24D 41-24047 "MOBY DICK" of the 90th Bomb Group, 320th BS and Stinson L-5 Sentinel Recon Plane "MOBY DICK JR"
B-24D 41-24109 Assembly Ship of 466th Bomb Group "READY AND WILLING" covered with a red zig-zag pattern
B-24D 41-24109 Formation Ship Plane Crew 466th Bomb Group 8th Air Force
B-24D 42-40364 "Snow White and The Seven Dwarts" of the 98th Bomb Group 343rd BS
B-24D 42-40928 "Twin Nifties II" of the 90th Bomb Group 400th Bomb Squadron
B-24D 42-41078 "Ready Willing And Able" of the 90th Bomb Group 319th BS
B-24D 42-72786 "Ten-Hi" of the 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron
B-24D 42-72838 "Nip Nipper" of the 308th Bomb Group 373rd BS
B-24D ASV 42-40748 On Airfield
B-24D ASV Liberator 41-23715 "Pluto" of the 98th Bomb Group 345th BS
B-24D Liberator 41-11798 from 98th BG, 415th Bomb Squadron "Pink Lady"
B-24D Liberator 41-23667 Assembly Ship of 93rd BG "Barber Bob / BALL OF FIRE"
B-24D Liberator 41-23699 named "Lemon Drop" from the 68th BS, 44th Bomb Group, 8th AF
B-24D Liberator 41-24183 "The Goon" of the 308th Bomb Group 374th BS in China (color photo)
B-24D Liberator 41-24187 "Little Hiawatha" of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron
B-24D Liberator 42-40722 491st Bomb Group Assembly Ship "THE LITTLE GRAMPER"
B-24D Liberator 42-72831 "Censored" of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron
B-24D Liberator serial 41-23729 "Shoot Luke" of 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group 1943
B-24D Liberator serial 41-23813 named "Victory Ship" from the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th BG in flight
B-24D Liberator serial 41-23844 "Hilo Hattie" of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron
B-24D Liberator serial 41-24047 Nose Art "Moby Dick" from 90th Bomb Group
B-24D Liberator serial 42-40722 "The Little Gramper" of the 566th Bomb Squadron 389th Bomb Group 1943
B-24D Liberator serial 42-40928 "Twin Niftys II" of the 90th Bomb Group, 400th Bomb Squadron
B-24D Liberator serial 42-63960 44th BG 68th BS "Helen Hywater"
B-24D Liberator serial 42-64045 "ATOM SMASHER" of the 380th Bomb Group, 530th Bomb Squadron
B-24D Liberators 41-23966 "MAN-O-WAR" and #144 42-40144 of the 370th BS, 307th Bomb Group
B-24D Liberators of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group Over Alps - bombers fly in combat box formation
B-24D serial 41-23944 named "Boston Deb" of the 6th Bomb Group
B-24D serial 42-40973 "Flying 8 Ball Jr" of the 371st Bomb Squadron, 307th BG
B-24H 41-29242 #46 "FLABBERGASTED FANNY" of the 451st Bomb Group 726th BS 15th AF - nose art
B-24H 41-29579 of the 445th Bomb Group, 703rd Bomb Squadron - NOSE ART "CLAY PIGEON"
B-24H 42-51120 "OL' BUDDY" of the 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
B-24H 42-52193 named "Star Dust" of the 454th Bomb Group 737th Bomb Squadron
B-24H 42-94863 "OLE BALDY" of the 493rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron
B-24H 42-94880 "MISSCHIEF" of the 34th Bomb Group, 7th Bomb Squadron nose art
B-24H 42-94899 Crash Nose Art "Yuk Yuk" from 490th Bomb Group 8th Air Force - 6 June 1944
B-24H 42-94953 "RUGGED BUT RIGHT" of the 448th Bomb Group, 712th Bomb Squadron, 8th AF
B-24H 42-95117 "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU!" of the 458th Bomb Group, 752nd Squadron, 8th AF - nose art
B-24H 42-95167 E8-A- "Never Mrs" of the 453rd BG, 734th BS in England 1944
B-24H Liberator 41-28654 named "Consolidated Mess" from the 732nd Bomb Squadron, 453rd BG 8th AF
B-24H Liberator 41-29279 from the 512th Bomb SquadronS, 376th BG
B-24H Liberator 42-52377 named "Bets Bet" from the 759th BS, 459th Bomb Group - Italy 25 AprIl 1944
B-24H Liberator 42-7552 489th BG Assembly Ship "LIL COOKIE" 2 - color photo
B-24H Liberator 42-7552 489th BG Assembly Ship "LIL COOKIE" color photo
B-24H Liberator 42-94799 of the 7th Bomb Squadron 34th Bomb Group
B-24H Liberator 42-94812 "Little Warrior" of the 493rd Bomb Group, 861st BS hit by flak over Quakenbrück Gemany - June 29, 1944
B-24H Liberator serial 42-52394 named "Palace Meat Market", code 4Z-S from the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th BG
B-24H Liberator serial 42-52499 "Jerilyne Sue" of the 789th Bomb Squadron, 467th BG
B-24H serial 41-29433 of the 392nd BG, 576th Bomb Squadron, code CI-D
B-24H serial 42-50318 of the 706th BS, 446th Bomb Group and B-24 42-95180 from the 706th BS 446th BG 8th AF named "Satans Little Sister" RT-N
B-24J #674 44-40674 "Going My Way" of the 11th Bomb Group, 431st BS
B-24J 42-100202 of the 22nd BG, 33rd Bomb Squadron "Redhot Ridinhood" nose art
B-24J 42-109940 "Swing Shift" of the 30th BG, 38th Bomb Squadron - nose art
B-24J 42-109940 of the 30th BG, 38th BS named "Swing Shift"
B-24J 42-109943 "Flying Jenny" of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron
B-24J 42-109967 of the 308th BG, 374th Bomb Squadron "Buzz Z Buggy" nose art
B-24J 42-110092 of the 5th Bomb Group, 31st BS "Squirrely Shirley" nose art
B-24J 42-110157 of the 466th BG, 786th Bomb Squadron "Whats Cookin Doc" nose art
B-24J 42-73494 "Lili Marlene" of the 308th Bomb Group 375th BS nose art
B-24J 44-40285 J4-H "Table Stuff" of the 458th BG 753rd Bomb Squadron
B-24J 44-40316 "Ding How Dottie" of the 308th Bomb Group 373rd Bomb Squadron
B-24J 44-40429 of the 5th AF, 43th BG, 64th Bomb Squadron - Michigan nose art
B-24J 44-40527 of the 7th AF, 11th Bomb Group, 26th Bomb Squadron named "Sweet Routine" nose art
B-24J 44-40543 #543 of the 13th Air Force, 5th Bomb Group, 23rd BS named "Streamliner" nose art
B-24J 44-40674 "Going My Way" of the 11th Bomb Group, 431st Bomb Squadron
B-24J 44-40674 "Going My Way" of the 11th Bomb Group, 431st BS
B-24J 44-40811 Nose Art "Cabin in the Sky", 7th BG, 492nd BS 10th Air Force
B-24J 44-48812 of the 465th BG in flight during World War II
B-24J DAISY MAE Being Refueled
B-24J Liberator #20 "IRISH LASSIE" of the 455th Bomb Group 743rd Bomb Squadron - Flak Damaged in Combat 44-40517
B-24J Liberator 42-100308 named "Our Gal" of the 579th BS 392nd BG
B-24J Liberator 42-50611 code X7-F from the 788th BS, 467th Bomb Group releasing bombs -16 April 1945
B-24J Liberator 42-50754 named "Urgin Virgin" from the 853rd Bomb Squadron, 491st BG and B-24 42-50384 "American Lady"
B-24J Liberator 42-52038 from the 451st Bomb Group in flight
B-24J Liberator 42-73007 of the 11th Bomb Group, 431st BS, "Little Lonnie" nose art
B-24J Liberator 44-40101 V2-O+ 491st BG Assembly Ship Tubarao 2
B-24J Liberator 44-40561 of the 865th Bomb Squadron 494th Bomb Group
B-24J Liberator 44-40760 named "Black Sheep" from the 867th BS, 494th Bomb Group
B-24J Liberator 44-41290 "Gremlins Delight" of the 307th Bomb Group 372nd Bomb Squadron
B-24J Liberator Bomber In Flight 42-73250
B-24J Liberator Nose Art "Impatient Virgin"
B-24J Liberator serial 42-100398 "Retriever" of the 30th Bomb Group, 27th Bomb Squadron 7th AF - nose art
B-24J Liberator serial 42-73441 "Our Private Stock" of the 308th Bomb Group 373rd BS - nose art
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40302 "Chute The Works" of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron - nose art
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40317 6X-I- 491st BG, 854th Bomb Squadron "RUTHLESS RUTHIE" - North Pickenham 16 April 1945
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40454 34th BG, 7th Bomb Squadron "Betta Duck" nose art
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40661, "Jeeter Bug" of the 30th Bomb Group, 819th Bomb Squadron 7th AF
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40728 "Boise Bronc" of the 320th Bomb Squadron 90th BG
B-24J serial 42-50768 "Arise My Lovely and Come With Me" code Z5-A of the 754th Bomb Squadron 458th BG
B-24J serial 42-73151 "Tropic Knight" of the 27th Bomb Squadron, 30th BG
B-24J serial 44-40186 "Satan's Baby" of the 63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group
B-24J serial 44-40673 of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron "Sky's Delight"
B-24J-145-CO Liberator 44-40118 code "7V-E" named "WELL GET BY" of the 458th BG 752nd BS and B-24 J4-H 44-40285 "TABLE STUFF"
B-24L 44-41429 of the 308th Bomb Group, 375th BS "Settin Pretty" nose art
B-24L 44-41534 90th BG, 319th BS "Say Uncle" nose art
B-24L 44-41620 "Up Draft" of the 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron - nose art
B-24L Liberator 44-49442 of the 307th Bomb Group Long Rangers
B-24M 44-41946 of the 30th Bomb Group, 819th Bomb Squadron 7th AF - "Puddle Jumper II" nose art
B-24M Liberator 44-42020 of the 308th BG, 374th Bomb Squadron "Squeeze" nose art
B-24M-20-CO Liberator serial 44-42151 "Bolivar Jr" of the 431st Bomb Squadron 11th Bomb Group
bombs hit Liberator B Mk VI KK320 V-Victor of No 37 Squadron during raid on the Monfalcone Italy 16 March 1945
brand new B-24D Liberator
British Liberator LB-30A Inspected at LaGuardia before Shipment to England. It's finished in the then current RAF heavy bomber scheme. The colors were Dark Earth, Dark Green and Black (only on bottom of fuselage).
Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor towing the 42-40072
Clown Prince of Baseball Al Schacht in 90th BG Jolly Rogers B-24 1945
Coastal Command Liberator Mk III FK222 August 1942
Col. Bullis of Jolly Rogers 90th BG by Scoreboard on B-24 1944
Consolidated B-24 #74 44-49474 "The Glutton" Adak Alaska
Consolidated Vultee B-24 Liberator over Fort Worth 1943
Crash landed B-24D 42-41014 Jolly Roger Dopey 98th BG 343rd Bomb Squadron April 17, 1944 Italy
Crash Landed B-24J Liberator serial 42-100146 code HP-U "Mistah Chick" of the 389th BG 567th BS
Crew by 53 Mission B-24 Liberator named "Bomerang" 41-23722 of 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd BG
Crew by B-24D "Wishful Thinkin' " of 23rd BS, 5th Bomb Group, 13th AF
Crew loading bombs onto B-24D Liberator 41-23745 Katy Bug of the 93rd Bomb Group 1943
crew of the 43rd Bomb Group poses beside a Consolidated B-24 "Stuggotts 1st" at Dobodura Airstrip Papua New Guinea, 12 February 1944
Crew poses with their B-24 Liberator "Flying Wolf" 42-41091 of the 43rd Bombardment Group 403rd Bombardment Squadron 1944
Damaged B-24 16
Damaged B-24D Liberator 41-24149 named "Take Off" of the 11th Bomb Group 42nd Bomb Squadron
Damaged by flak B-24J Liberator 42-109952 "The Snooper" of the 27th Bomb Squadron, 30th BG
Duckin Ducklin Consolidated B-24J Liberator 42-72971 from the 38th BS 30th Bomb Group
early Consolidated B-24 USAAC Bomber
F-7A 42-73047 of the 20th CMS 6th PRG "THE RIP SNORTER" nose art
Far Eastern AF B-24 Liberator Bombing Ambon Netherlands Indies
Flt Lt A. W Fraser and his crew and Liberator Mk I AM929 "H" of No 120 Squadron RAF at Reykjavik after sinking U-boat U-200 on 24 June 1943
HALPRO #22 Liberator "Malicious" 41-11603 of 376th BG in Egypt November 1942
Head On View B-24 Bomber Group in Intense Flak Over Burning Target
In Air B-24 Liberators during Low Level Bombing of Ploesti Oil Refineries
Japanese Drop Phosphorus Bombs on 7th AAF Liberators
Liberator "100" named "Teggie Ann" from the 515th Bomb Squadron, 376th BG 1943
Liberator "Lorraine" 41-11591 of the 513th BS, 376th Bomb Group taxis across a flooded San Pancrazio airfield
Liberator "The Bird of Paradise" of the 27th Bomb Squadron, 30th BG bombing Iwo Jima
Liberator 41-11815 "Daisy Mae" Nose Art and Crew 98th Bomb Group
Liberator 41-29352 named "Wolves Lair" of the 752nd Bomb Squadron, 458th BG, 8th AF
Liberator 41-29580 named "Screamin' Meemie II" of the 726th Bomb Squadron, 451st BG
Liberator 42-109809 "Evasive action" 30th BG, 819th Bomb Squadron, Saipan 1944
Liberator 42-109952 named "The Snooper" of the 27th Bomb Squadron, 30th BG over Ogasawara Islands
Liberator 42-40322 named "Cornhusker" of the 415th BS, 98th Bomb Group 1943
Liberator 42-40364 "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" of the 343rd BS 98th Bomb Group 1943
Liberator 42-40654 "Kate Smith" of the 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th BG gets a field overhaul
Liberator 42-63758 named "Lil Jughaid" of the 415th BS, 98th BG Ploesti Raid
Liberator 44-40759 "Shack Bunny" of the 867th BS, 494th Bomb Group, over Mindanao March 1945
Liberator B Mk II AL530 "Q" of B Flight No 108 Squadron RAF based at Fayid Egypt in flight 1942
Liberator B Mk II AL579 of No 159 Squadron RAF waits on the ground at Fayid Egypt
Liberator B Mk VI KH113 "S" of No 356 Squadron RAF after attacking the Japanese oilfield installations at Yenangyaung Burma
Liberator B Mk VI KH166 ex B-24J 44-10731 USA
Liberator B Mk VI KK231 of No 37 Squadron RAF at Brindisi Italy
Liberator B Mk VI KN752 "F" of No 356 Squadron RAF takes off from the unfinished runway at Browns West Island
Liberator B Mk VI of No 159 Squadron RAF Digri India
Liberator B Mk VI of No 231 Group RAF passes over the Kaunghmudaw Pagoda Burma
Liberator B Mk VI of No 356 Squadron RAF landing on three engines at Browns West Island Cocos Islands 1945
Liberator B Mk VIII KH228 on the ground at the Convair Modification Centre Louisville USA 1944
Liberator C Mk VII EW615 on the ground at Prestwick Ayrshire July 1944
Liberator GR Mk II FK228 "M" and FL933 "O" of No 120 Squadron RAF lined up with other aircraft at Aldergrove
Liberator GR Mk IIIA FK222 on the ground at Prestwick August 1942
Liberator GR Mk IIIA LV345 E parked in a dispersal at Aldergrove No 86 Squadron RAF
Liberator GR Mk V BZ791 on the ground at Prestwick November 1943
Liberator GR Mk V BZ877 2-Q of No 86 Squadron RAF based at Ballykelly County Londonderry in flight
Liberator GR Mk VI EV882 "4-L" of No 206 Squadron RAF based at St Eval Cornwall in flight
Liberator GR Mk VI KG869 ZZ-K of No 220 Squadron RAF based at Lagens Azores in flight off Terceira
Liberator GR Mk VI of No 220 Squadron RAF parked at Lagens. KG904 ZZ-E
Liberator GR Mk VIII KG984 on the ground
Liberator Mk I AL578 Marco Polo of No 45 Atlantic Transport Group being loaded for a Transatlantic flight on the Return Ferry Service at Dorval Montreal Canada
Liberator Mk I AM910
Liberator Mk I AM922 finished in the standard RAF night bomber scheme of dark green and dark earth on upper surfaces and night (black) on lower surfaces. May 1941
Liberator Mk II AL511 "A" of No 108 Squadron RAF walk from their aircraft at Fayid Egypt 1942
Liberator Mk IIA LV343 - crew of No 311 Czech Squadron at Beaulieu 21 July 1943
Liberator Mk III 41-1087 LV337 on the ground at Scottish Aviation Ltd Prestwick April 1942
Liberator Mk III of No 224 Squadron at Beaulieu in Hampshire December 1942
Liberator Mk V and VIII of No 111 Coastal Operational Training Unit lined up at Oakes Field Nassau Bahamas
Liberator of the 458th BG, 755th Bomb Squadron
Liberator serial 42-73316 "Reluctant Dragon" of the 308th Bomb Group 374th BS - nose art
Liberators and 458th BG Assembly Ship "SPOTTED ASS APE" color photo
limping B 24 Liberator of the 376th BG over Toulon France - 8 June 1944
Lt. Woodard and crew of the 394th Bomb Squadron 5th Bomb Group pose beside the B-24 "Bombs To Nip On!"
Mechanics Reparing 42-72987 "Sky Scow" of the 30th BG, 27th BS - 15 December 1943 Nanumea Island Ellice
Mechanics servicing the Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial engines of a Liberator Mk II of No 159 Squadron RAF at Salbani India
Medal of Honor Award Ceremony Col Leon Johnson 44th Bomb Group England
Named "4-F" B-24J 42-95527 of the 328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF H2X radar equipped lead ship and B-24 42-51465 code RE-Z "LILY ANN" - color photo
No 120 Squadron Liberator Mk III undergoing daily inspections at Aldergrove April 1943
Okinawa - Cargo B-24 41-23838 named "Pacific Scamp"
Okinawa - rows of B-24 Liberator bombers from 90th BG
Photo recon F-7A 42-64047 "Patched Up Piece" of the 20th CMS 6th PRG
RAF B-24 Liberators Attacking Railway Na Nien Vietnam 1945
Sgt Edward J Mickey A B-24 Nose Turret Gunner 458th BG
Shot Down B-24 Bomber Going Down with Smoke Pouring From Port Engine
Stinson L-5 Sentinel Flying Jeep over B-24 Liberator
Tail gunner of a Liberator Mark II of No 159 Squadron RAF at Fayid Egypt
TB-24J Liberator serial 42-51479 Parked
Testing B-24 Landing gear
The cockpit interior of the B-24D bomber
US Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator B-7-U of the VPB-105 in flight 1945
Willys Jeep by Parked B-24D Bomber 42-40992 on Airfield
Consolidated B-24 Liberator - American heavy bomber and long-range patrol plane. Designed and built by an Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. Produced in number about eighteen thousand units, it has become a major strategic bomber Allies during the Second World War. The plane was produced in many versions.