Key Points – The Consolidated B-24 Liberator, a key Allied heavy bomber in World War II, was the most produced combat aircraft in history (18,482 built). -Making its maiden flight in 1939, the B ...

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The B-24 Liberator came to be in 1939 with a new design in the world of bombers, came with a retractable machine gun turret ...

Lawrence A. “Larry” Hilte Sr., a World War II ball turret gunner who flew combat missions in Europe aboard a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber, died Saturday of prostate cancer at ...

Here is the story of the B-24, in all of its World War II glory – The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a bomber that truly lived up to its name as it helped “liberate” Europe from the Nazis ...

A Consolidated B-24 bomber tests its wings in a flight over the Pacific in San Diego, December 3, 1940, before flying to England. The first 26 of these huge aircraft were earmarked for England.

Jerry Duran of Salem didn't mind the cramped quarters of the ball turret in the belly of the B-17 bomber.

Frank Mazikowski completed 62 missions with a B-24 crew before going on to a career as an Air Force translator involved in intelligence work.

The ball turret in the B-24 was electrically raised and lowered, unlike those on B-17 bombers, which had to be manually cranked into the fuselage. Otherwise, there was no way to exit into the ...