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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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 aircraft were laid down as export models designated as various LB-30s, in the Land Bomber design category.

At a Glance
Manufacturer
Consolidated Aircraft
First flight
1939
Era
WWII
Tags
WWII, Bomber, US, Piston

Why It Mattered

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 aircraft were laid down as export models designated as various LB-30s, in the Land Bomber design category.

Design Notes

See sources for design and configuration details.

Operational History

See sources for wartime service and operators.

Afterlife

Surviving airframes are documented in the sources.

Visual Archive

Survivors

AV-AF-000031
Commemorative Air Force - Dallas, Texas, United States · AIRWORTHY
AV-AF-000032
Hill Aerospace Museum - Ogden, Utah, United States · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000033
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Dayton, Ohio, United States · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000034
Castle Air Museum - Atwater, California, United States · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000035
United States · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000036
Collings Foundation - Stow, Massachusetts, United States · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000037
Pima Air and Space Museum - Tucson, Arizona, United States · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000038
Indian Air Force Museum - Delhi, India · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000039
Fantasy of Flight - Polk City, Florida, United States · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000040
Barksdale Global Power Museum - Bossier City, Louisiana, United States · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000041
Australia · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000042
Royal Air Force Museum London - Hendon, London, United Kingdom · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000043
Imperial War Museum Duxford - Duxford, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · PRESERVED
AV-AF-000044
Libya · UNDER_RESTORATION
AV-AF-000105
the Barksdale Global Power Museum at Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City - Louisiana (United States) · UNKNOWN