the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first flight. In time, the Liberator would become the most widely produced American heavy bomber of WWII, with 18,188 examples being ...

Depending on the model, the B-24 was manned by a crew of between ... "The Arsenal of Democracy" "To compare a Ford V8 with a four-engine Liberator bomber was like matching a garage with a ...

Was the B-24 bomber the best bomber in all of World War II? What about the B-17 or B-29? Here is the story of the B-24, in all of its ...

Scientists studied genetic material called mitochondrial DNA. In September 2023, they officially concluded the remains were ...

As he flew on his missions, he would even write in the Bible if on his way to where they were going or on their way back, and ...

The B-24 Liberator was the most produced US aircraft ... Most Carpetbagger missions were flown in bombers retrofitted to drop spies and supplies instead of bombs. They were painted black to ...

Fewer than two months after the battle on Dec. 28, 1943, Parish’s B-24 crashed into a hill while returning to base. The entire crew died. In June 2018, Spanish media ...

Harold "Bud" Pressel was injured when he bailed from his B-24 after it was struck by flak over enemy lines in 1944. He's ...

The B-24 Liberator, on which Tech Sgt ... falling out of its “deputy lead spot” in its formation with other bombers, according to the bombardier D.M. Henderson. On the way back toward England ...

"We must be the arsenal of democracy." The B-24 bomber, dubbed the Liberator, would become a mainstay of that arsenal. The hearty bomber saw service in all theaters of the war but played an ...