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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Read the full article about the Consolidated B-24 Liberator on Wikipedia: history, variants, operators and specifications.
Read on Wikipedia- First flight1939
- Introduction1941
- StatusRetired
- Number built18,482
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 11 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier, radio operator, nose turret, top turret, 2 waist gunners, ball turret, tail gunner)
- Length
- 67 ft 2 in
- Wingspan
- 110 ft
- Height
- 17 ft 7.5 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 297 mph
- Range
- 1,540 mi
- Service ceiling
- 28,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-35 Twin Wasp, R-1830-41 or R-1830-65 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled turbo-supercharged radial piston engines (1,200 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 10 ×.50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 4 turrets and two waist positions; Bombs: Short range (400 mi): 8000 lb, Long range (800 mi): 5000 lb, Very long range (1200 mi): 2700 lb
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