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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
On this day in aviation history, December 29, 1939, the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first flight. In time, the Liberator would become the most widely produced ...
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
Depending on the model, the B-24 was manned by a crew of between seven and 10 men stationed around the plane's cramped confines. The bombardier, stationed in the belly, controlled the payload doors.
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
"We must be the arsenal of democracy." The B-24 bomber, dubbed the Liberator, would become a mainstay of that arsenal. The hearty bomber saw service in all theaters of the war but played an ...