PB4Y Privateer
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ASM-N-2 BAT guided bombs under wings of PB4Y-2
British Liberator Mk IX JT978 at the A&AEE Boscombe Down while undergoing trials and service tests in 1945
Burning PB4Y-2 of VPB-106 over Singapore June 1945
Burning PB4Y-2 of VPB-106 over Singapore June 1945 3
Comdr "Bus" Miller of VB-109 blasts Japanese ships at Kwajalein 1944
Commander Norman Bus Miller of VB-109 with his first crew 1944
Consolidated PB4Y-1 "black 2" in flight
Consolidated PB4Y-1 BuNo 38901 of VPB-111 named Slidin Home
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator 09, Nanumea Island
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator 38
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator number 38829
Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberators, Guadalcanal 1943
Consolidated PB4Y-1 of VD-1 Squadron Takes Off from Guadalcanal
Consolidated PB4Y-1 with ERCO bow turret and antisubmarine scheme
Consolidated PB4Y-2 59846 Adak Alaska
Consolidated PB4Y-2 E56 Over Ocean
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 1944
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 587
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 587 in flight, 1945
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 587 photo, 1945
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59731 120 at NAS Jacksonville 1945
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59846 Being Refueled on Airfield in Winter
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 788 named BLACK MAC III
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Adak Alaska 775
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Bu No 59602, code E56 1945
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer coded white D67 in flight 2
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer D67 in flight
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer E56 1945
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer in flight
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Miss You nose art
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Pacific Island
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, code D67 1945
Consolidated RY-3 in flight
Consolidated RY-3 the transport version of the Privateer
Crash of Privateer from VB-109 "Thunder Mug" Piloted by Cmdr Norman "Bus" Miller 44
Crashed PB4Y-1 32085 of VB-106, 10 February 1944, Munda Field, New Georgia
Crew of VPB-106 with PB4Y-2 400X
Early PB4Y-2 BuNo. 59374
Engine warm up of PB4Y-1 at NAS Norfolk, Virginia December 1943
Erco 250 SH-3 nose turret
Erco tear drop gun turret of the Privateer, 1945
Ground crew rotating the propeller of the PB4Y-1 at NAS Norfolk. December 1943
Lt. Ted Rowcliffe's plane "Gear Down and Locked" of VPB-124 on Okinawa. It is a Hal Olsen painting.
Maintenance on the Erco nose turret of an U.S Navy PB4Y-1 at NAS Norfolk Virginia, 1943 2
Maintenance on the Erco nose turret of an U.S Navy PB4Y-1 at NAS Norfolk Virginia, 1943 3
Maintenance on the Erco nose turret of an U.S Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator at NAS Norfolk Virginia, 1943
Maintenance on the tail turret of an U.S Navy PB4Y-1 at NAS Norfolk Virginia, 1943
Martin 250CE-17 upper turret
PB4Y 2 66304 cockpit interior
PB4Y of the VPB-106
PB4Y-1
PB4Y-1 "Easy Maid" nose art
PB4Y-1 #92 near NAS Port Lyautey May 22, 1944
PB4Y-1 879 of the VPB-118 at Yontan, Okinawa May 1945
PB4Y-1 anti submarine aircraft at NAS Norfolk Virginia 1943
PB4Y-1 BOUNCE DRILL
PB4Y-1 BuNo 32032 "Calvert 'n Coke" of VB-103 heads out for Anti-Sub patrol, England 1943
PB4Y-1 BuNo 38913 Rugged Beloved
PB4Y-1 cockpit November 1942
PB4Y-1 in flight off Norfolk Virginia 1943
PB4Y-1 Liberator "Thunder Mug" of the VB-109 in flight
PB4Y-1 Liberator 304 US Navy
PB4Y-1 Liberator 843 named "Boss Burton's nitemare"
PB4Y-1 Liberator of the VPB-118 on Okinawa 1945 photo
PB4Y-1 Liberator on Okinawa VPB-118, 1945
PB4Y-1 Liberator parked on Island
PB4Y-1 Liberator Thunder Mug of VB-109 flown by Commander Norman Miller
PB4Y-1 Liberator waist gunner, NAS Norfolk Virginia, 1943
PB4Y-1 Liberators in flight
PB4Y-1 Liberators taxiing at airfield in PTO
PB4Y-1 named "Smooth Sailing" of VPB-118 badly damaged on Yontan Field, Okinawa May 1945
PB4Y-1 of VD-1 15 April 1944
PB4Y-1 over NAS Norfolk at sunrise December 1943
PB4Y-1 patrol bombers at Eniwetok Atoll February 1944
PB4Y-1 R965
PB4Y-1 Thunder mug over Kwajalein Atoll June 1944
PB4Y-2 "Chuck O' Luck" November 1945
PB4Y-2 "Modest O'Miss II" of VPB-106
PB4Y-2 "Sailors Dream" nose art
PB4Y-2 432 named "Miss You"
PB4Y-2 446 "LADY LUCK II"
PB4Y-2 489 "LA CHERIE"
PB4Y-2 59433 of VPB-106
PB4Y-2 59807 at rest in the Aleutians 1944
PB4Y-2 assembly line
PB4Y-2 BuNo 59397 "Lucky Leven" of the VPB-106
PB4Y-2 BuNo 59505 "X505" and crew of the VPB-123
PB4Y-2 BuNo 59835 with loudspeaker November 1945
PB4Y-2 BuNo 59873 Kanoshe Bay October 1945
PB4Y-2 coded E68 in flight
PB4Y-2 coded X-57
PB4Y-2 landing gear
PB4Y-2 main landing gear
PB4Y-2 of the VPB-106 5
PB4Y-2 of the VPB-106 over Singapore June 1945 2
PB4Y-2 of the VPB-120 Aleutian
PB4Y-2 Privateer 587 Florida
PB4Y-2 Privateer in flight
PB4Y-2 Privateer in flight VPB-123
PB4Y-2 Privateer Navy Bomber X606
PB4Y-2 Privateer of the VPB-123 coded Z57
PB4Y-2 Privateer of the VPB-123 crew photo
PB4Y-2 Privateer on the ground
PB4Y-2 Privateer W415 In the basic three tone scheme
PB4Y-2 Privateer Y478 named Buccaneer Bunny in the three tone scheme
PB4Y-2 Privateer, BuAer serial number 59487, VPB-123 crew
PB4Y-2 Privateers of VPB-104 in flight
PB4Y-2 Privateers on Okinawa VPB-118
PB4Y-2 tail
PB4Y-2 The Super Chief of the VPB-106, Palawan
PB4Y-2 VPB-106
PB4Y-2 W83
PB4Y-2 W83 59483 of the VPB-108, 1945
PB4Y-2 X390 "Umbriago" of VPB-106
PB4Y-2 X397 "Lucky-Leven" of the VPB-106
PB4Y-2 X504 "PASTIME" nose art
PB4Y-2 X505 BuNo 59505 "REDWING"
PB4Y-2 X896 "Blue Diamond" of the VPB-106
PB4Y-2s Litchfield Park Arizona in storage 3 February 1948
PB4Ys 90192 and 46727 at San Diego November 13, 1945
Privateer carrying radar-guided glide bomb ASM-N-2 Bat 1946
RY-3 BuNo 90020 at Patuxent River 25 October 1944
RY-3 BuNo 90020 at Patuxent River 25 October 1944
Smoke rising from burned out B-29, 27 November 1944
US Navy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer W565
US Navy crew and PB4Y-2 Privateer 678
US Navy PB4Y-1 Privateer
PB4Y Privateer was a patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber. PB4Y-1 used by the Navy were relatively unmodified B-24 other than the equipment needed for the Navy mission. PB4Y-1s assigned to Atlantic ASW and all Coast Guard PB4Y-1s had the ventral turret replaced by a retractable radome. Also, most naval planes had an Erco ball turret installed in the nose position, replacing the greenhouse-nose and other styles of turret. The last PB4Y-1 (a B-24M) was delivered in January 1945. PB4Y-2 was a redesigned version of the PB4Y-1, optimized for the Navy low-altitude patrol mission. Privateer was ordered in May 1943, and three PB4Y-1s were allocated for prototype conversion. The modifications for this B-24 version were more extensive and included the lengthening of the fuselage 2,10 m (7 ft) forward of the wing, a new single tail, removal of the engine turbo superchargers, new nacelles and added defensive armament (12 × 12,7 mm M2 Browning machine guns). This armament consisted of a Convair nose and tail turret, two Martin top turrets, and two ERC0 fuselage side turrets. The wing and the landing gear were unchanged. The first converted PB4Y-2 made its first flight on 20 September 1943. Manufacturer: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, San Diego, California. Producion: PB4Y-1 977 aircrafts PB4Y-2 739 aircrafts Specifications:
| variant | PB4Y-2 Privateer (Consolidated Vultee model 100), Liberator C Mk IX |
| crew | 11 |
| wingspan (m) | 33,53 |
| lenght (m) | 22,73 |
| height (m) | 8,88 |
| wing area (m2) | 97,36 |
| weight (kg) | 16970 |
| gross weight (kg) | 29030 |
| max take-off weight (kg) | 28123 |
| engines | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 Twin Wasp, radial, twin row 14 cylinders, air cooled, turbosupercharged. 1350 hp for take-off (at 2800 rpm); 1200 hp at 3050 m (at 2600 rpm) |
| fuel (l) | 10750 - 18020 |
| max speed (km/h) | 394 at 4191 m |
| cruising speed (km/h) | 254 |
| landing speed (km/h) | 154 |
| service ceiling (m) | 6462 |
| range (km) | 4232 |
| climb to | 6096 m / 29 m |
| bombs (kg) | 2722 |
| armament | 12 x 12,7 mm |
| production | 739 |
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