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Consolidated B-24 Liberator (Heavy bomber)
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These are a bit underrated compared to the B17. There were more B24's used in WW2 then the B17. They were faster, could fly further and higher, and could carry a heavier bombload then the B17.
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W. Churchill in the cockpit of B24 Liberator “Commando”, wich took him to Moscow to meet with Stalin, Aug 1942.
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Manufacturing plant, 1943.
This post made me wonder at what kind of rate the bombers were being built so did some searching and found this about one plant:
“Willow Run, also known as Air Force Plant 31, was a manufacturing complex in Michigan, United States.
It was thought to be the largest factory under one roof anywhere in the world.[11] The Willow Run plant featured a large turntable two-thirds of the way along the assembly line, allowing the B-24 production line to make a 90° turn before continuing to final assembly.
Ford was rolling a Liberator off the Willow Run production line every 63 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
At its peak monthly production (August 1944), Willow Run produced 428 B-24s with highest production listed as 100 completed Bombers flying away from Willow Run between April 24 and April 26, 1944. By 1945, Ford produced 70% of the B-24s in two 9-hour shifts. Ford built 6,972 of the 18,482 total B-24s and produced kits for 1,893 more to be assembled by the other manufacturers. The B-24 holds the distinction of being the most produced heavy bomber in history.”
A small part of the world's largest one-story war production plant, the giant bomber factory at Willow Run, Michigan. Fixtures in background hold bomber wings during assembly, 1942.
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“Willow Run, also known as Air Force Plant 31, was a manufacturing complex in Michigan, United States.
It was thought to be the largest factory under one roof anywhere in the world.[11] The Willow Run plant featured a large turntable two-thirds of the way along the assembly line, allowing the B-24 production line to make a 90° turn before continuing to final assembly.
Ford was rolling a Liberator off the Willow Run production line every 63 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
At its peak monthly production (August 1944), Willow Run produced 428 B-24s with highest production listed as 100 completed Bombers flying away from Willow Run between April 24 and April 26, 1944. By 1945, Ford produced 70% of the B-24s in two 9-hour shifts. Ford built 6,972 of the 18,482 total B-24s and produced kits for 1,893 more to be assembled by the other manufacturers. The B-24 holds the distinction of being the most produced heavy bomber in history.”
A small part of the world's largest one-story war production plant, the giant bomber factory at Willow Run, Michigan. Fixtures in background hold bomber wings during assembly, 1942.
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B-24 Liberator’s wreckage near Reims, France in 1947.
It would make a great club house for the kids. 
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Detail of damage inflicted by a Japanese .75 millimeter shell after the B-24 had dropped its bomb load over Iwo Jima.
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Damaged top turret, amazingly not the gunner.
[The Bomber That Was NOT Supposed to Be Shot Down]
This is quite the story and the graphics look very good indeed.
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And a bit about the German Ace.
This is quite the story and the graphics look very good indeed.
And a bit about the German Ace.