Key Points - The Consolidated B-24 Liberator, a key Allied heavy bomber in World War II, was the most produced combat aircraft in history (18,482 built). -Making its maiden flight in 1939, the B-24 ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator waged parallel bombing campaigns across Europe, but one aircraft proved 80 percent more efficient. Better handling, tighter formations and superior ...

The B-24 featured a shoulder-mounted high aspect ratio Davis wing. Used on several bomber models during World War II, the Davis wing offered a lower drag coefficient than other contemporary ...

POOLER, Ga. (WTOC) - Major news from the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, the re-location of an extraordinary artifact of World War II aviation history. A B-24 Liberator from the collection of the ...

A 106-year-old veteran of World War II has received an amazing birthday gift after supporters and donors renovated his McHenry County home to assist him with his continued care.

Apart from changing the global political landscape and churning out tech that is relevant till date, World War II played a crucial role in taking aviation to new heights. The aviation industry in the ...

IKACHI, Japan — A plaque unveiled recently in this rural town near Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commemorates the nine-member crew of the Lonesome Lady, a B-24 Liberator that crashed on July 28, ...

The TULSAMerican: last survivor recalls its last days All of famed B-24, The Tulsamerican, found in Adriatic; survivor remembers crash The bomber is in two halves, split by the impact of its World War ...

The industrial might of the American economy during World War II earned its reputation though hard work, innovation, and a continuous chain of millions of personnel, vehicles, aircraft, equipment, and ...

From the Archives flies in to downtown San Diego today with this photo of a Consolidated model B-24 airplane heading past the picturesque El Cortez Hotel, at Seventh Avenue and Ash Street, in 1940.