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Description
| Manufacturer: | Consolidated |
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| Base model: | B-24 | ||
| Designation: | B-24 | ||
| Version: | D | ||
| Nickname: | Liberator | ||
| Equivalent to: | PB4Y-1 PB4Y1PB4Y-1 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Bomber | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 66' 4" | 20.2 m | |
| Height: | 17' 11" | 5.4 m | |
| Wingspan: | 110' | 33.5 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,048.0 sq ft | 97.3 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 32,605 lb | 14,786 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 56,000 lb | 25,396 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 60,000 lb | 27,210 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 2,300 miles | 3,703 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 200 mph | 322 km/h | 174 kt |
| Max Speed: | 303 mph | 487 km/h | 263 kt |
| Ceiling: | 32,000 ft | 9,753 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| Virginia Air and Space Center / Hampton History Center | Hampton | Virginia |
B-24D on display
United States Air Force Museum | Virginia Air and Space Center / Hampton History Center |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Rex Sagle Houston, TX | I have my late uncle Edward Owens Restricted Familiarization Manual Dated May od 1942.
It is worn but can be read without strain. He was also a crew chief on a B-17 named Vonnie Gal. I am thinking about selling this book on ebay. I am seventy years old and maybe someone will benefit from possesing such a manual. 12/05/2007 @ 08:03 [ref: 18802] |
| Ron McCullough Vero Beach, FL | Does anyone know of a Web site I can go to that has all the listed Named B-24 Aircraft?? For Example: "LADY-BE-GOOD". please E Mail me.
Thank you Ron 06/20/2007 @ 13:12 [ref: 16895] |
| Angus Munro Norwich Norfolk, NV | The 93rd Bomb Group, 328th BS, Hardwick Airfield - Norfolk, (Museum), would like to obtain photographs of the Liberator, B-24D, serial 42-63982. Any photographs, details of the nose art, would do.
Directly to me or to the museum please. Thank you. Best regards, Angus Munro (Sorry - had to put Nevavda to get the 'submit' to work. Just ignore that entry) 06/08/2007 @ 04:25 [ref: 16779] |
| alireza pourmoayed tehran, OH | I WILL KILL TYPE THIS AIRPLANE 04/22/2007 @ 08:44 [ref: 16274] |
| larry miller , IN | my uncle KIA austria 1944, Ruel Howard Miller , flew the midle digit, # 42-95372. b24 my favorite WWll plane. anyone having info on this man or plane please contact me. thenks nice web site. 10/08/2006 @ 10:32 [ref: 14402] |
| Chuck , OH | Looking for info on what appears to be a B-24D with the name "Peggy" and a naked young lady painted on the nose. It has one Jap kill mark. Came across the picture at an antique show. Only the nose art and kill mark is on the photo. The serial # is very hard to make out. Thanks.
Chuck 09/20/2006 @ 15:21 [ref: 14238] |
| Adam , TX | My grandfather was Robert Krengle. He served in WWII and was a bomber, all I really know is that he was shot down on dec 30. He then was a POW and somehow escaped. If anyone knows anything about this Im really interested in all the details. Thanks 07/11/2006 @ 07:41 [ref: 13707] |
| steven blew kirkland, WA | My wife's uncle worked for Consolidated in San Diego. He was an MIT educated aeronautical engineer. He was killed in an early test flight of the B24. His name was William Charles Rieser. Would anyone have a record of this and what happened?
Interestingly, his life insurance paid for his younger sister to go to Cornell Medical School. She was a great surgeon who saved many lives over a long career. Regards Steve... 01/26/2006 @ 10:19 [ref: 12328] |
| steven blew kirkland, WA | My wife's uncle worked for Consolidated in San Diego. He was an MIT educated aeronautical engineer. He was killed in an early test flight of the B24. His name was William Charles Rieser. Would anyone have a record of this and what happened?
Interestingly, his life insurance paid for his younger sister to go to Cornell Medical School. She was a great surgeon who saved many lives over a long career. Regards Steve... 01/26/2006 @ 10:19 [ref: 12327] |
| Dave Gansz , NJ | The picture of the B-24's taken outside the factory at Willow Run would be B-24E-FO (Ford) and not B-24D's
Wish the s/n's were visible in the thumbnails 10/07/2005 @ 15:12 [ref: 11421] |
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