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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
On this day in aviation history, December 29, 1939, the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first ...
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5 Fast Facts About The Consolidated B-24 Liberator Heavy Bomber
The B-24 was developed from Boeing's B-17 but had a longer range, a heavier bomb load, and a higher top speed. B-24 earned the nickname "Flying Coffin" due to design flaws and inferior ...
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
The Ford team found it would need 5 miles of wire, cut into almost 3,000 pieces ranging in length from 8 inches to 32 feet, for a B-24. The ... with a four-engine Liberator bomber was like ...