Consolidated B-24 Liberator Long-Range Aircraft Family
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a four-engine, long-range aircraft family that first flew in 1939. Its high-aspect-ratio wing and adaptable fuselage supported heavy-aircraft, maritime patrol, photographic reconnaissance, cargo, and fuel-transport variants across U.S. and Allied services. More than 18,000 were produced by a large multi-company manufacturing program, making it one of the most numerous large aircraft designs of the Second World War.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Consolidated Model 32XB-24YB-24B-24B-24AB-24DB-24EB-24GB-24HB-24JB-24LB-24MLiberatorLB-30Liberator ILiberator IILiberator IIILiberator VLiberator VILiberator VIIIC-87 Liberator ExpressC-109F-7 LiberatorPB4Y-1 LiberatorP4Y-1 Liberator
- Family Name
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Full Name
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator Long-Range Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militarycargoreconnaissance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a four-engine, long-range aircraft family that first flew in 1939. Its high-aspect-ratio wing and adaptable fuselage supported heavy-aircraft, maritime patrol, photographic reconnaissance, cargo, and fuel-transport variants across U.S. and Allied services. More than 18,000 were produced by a large multi-company manufacturing program, making it one of the most numerous large aircraft designs of the Second World War.
- First Flight Year
- 1,939
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Four Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engines; exact dash number and rating vary across B-24, Liberator, C-87, F-7, and PB4Y-1 production blocks.
- Name
- Production B-24 installation
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 19:30:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 24, 2026 at 15:23:00 UTC
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