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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Production Line to Front Line

Last Stocked on 2/13/2020

Product Info

Title
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Publisher
Category
Author
Michael O'Leary
Publish Year
2002
Pages
144
Dimensions
8x10x.5"
NKG Part #
2147398978
MFG. Part #
OSPPLF004
Type
Softcover
Series
PLF4

Description

Commissioned to replace the B-17, the Liberator was built in near-record time. The machine was designed around the long-span low-drag Davis wing, a new concept at the time of production. Early models were soon superseded on all production lines by the J model, the most successful B-24 of all time. When production ceased on 31 May 1945, 18,475 Liberators had been made, making it the most produced American aircraft of WW2. A special feature in this book is a selection of wartime black and white photos and colour company advertisements, the latter not seen since the end of the war.