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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
In time, the Liberator would become the most widely produced American heavy bomber of WWII ... civilian transport aircraft, but by the 1950s, the once common sight of a B-24 Liberator became ...
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
the only firm that was not originally an aircraft manufacturer. The B-24 was designed to be the US's fastest heavy bomber. Its top speed was 300 mph, and its range — 3,000 miles — was more ...