Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production ai
United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24D Liberator over Maxwell Field, Alabama
XB-24 in flight
Nose view of a B-24D located at the National Museum of the USAF
An early B-24D
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps. A fast and high-flying bomber used primarily
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
…the B-24 was relatively difficult to fly and had poor low-speed performance; it also had a lower ceiling (28,000 ft) and was less robust than the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. While aircrews tended to prefer the B-17, General Staff favored the B-24 and procured it in huge numbers for a wide variety of roles. At approximately…
A B-17G, Sentimental Journey, performing at the 2014 Chino Airshow in Chino, California
Installation of fixtures and assemblies on a tail fuselage section of a B-17 at the Douglas plant in Long Beach, California, October 1942
Waist position gun blister of Model 299, not adopted for production
Boeing-built B-17Fs, with the clear-view two-piece Plexiglas bombardier's nose.