Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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World War II bomber four‑engine heavy bomber military aircraft

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a World War II American heavy bomber known for its long range, high payload capacity, and extensive use in strategic bombing and anti-submarine roles.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Consolidated B-24 Liberator canonical 13
B-24 Liberator 12
Consolidated Liberator 3

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II bomber ⓘ
four‑engine heavy bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
armament .50 caliber Browning M2 machine guns ⓘ
bombLoad 3,600 kg ⓘ
8,000 lb ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 10 ⓘ
designFeature tricycle landing gear ⓘ
twin tail fins ⓘ
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1939-12-29 ⓘ
height 18 ft ⓘ
5.5 m ⓘ
introduced 1941 ⓘ
length 20.6 m ⓘ
67 ft 8 in ⓘ
manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft ⓘ
Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ
Ford Motor Company ⓘ
North American Aviation ⓘ
maximumSpeed 290 mph ⓘ
467 km/h ⓘ
notableOperation Ploiești raid ⓘ
surface form: Ploiești oil fields raids
notableVariant Consolidated B-24 Liberator self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B-24D

Consolidated B-24 Liberator self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B-24H

Consolidated B-24 Liberator self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B-24J

PB4Y-2 Privateer ⓘ
surface form: PB4Y-1 Liberator

PB4Y-2 Privateer ⓘ
numberBuilt over 18,400 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operatedBy Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form: Free French Air Force

South African Air Force ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
primaryUser Indian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
productionPeriodEnd 1945 ⓘ
productionPeriodStart 1940 ⓘ
range 2,100 mi ⓘ
3,400 km ⓘ
retired 1968 ⓘ
role anti-submarine warfare aircraft ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling 28,000 ft ⓘ
8,500 m ⓘ
successor B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
surface form: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
usedFor anti-submarine patrols ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
long-range reconnaissance ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
usedInConflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration high aspect ratio Davis wing ⓘ
wingspan 110 ft ⓘ
33.53 m ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army Air Forces → mainBomberAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
Operation Tidal Wave → aircraftUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
Allied strategic bombing of Japan → usesAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
RAF Coastal Command → operatedAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
Fifteenth Air Force → aircraftTypeUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
Big Week → notableAircraftUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
Consolidated B-24 Liberator → notableVariant → Consolidated B-24 Liberator self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24D
Consolidated B-24 Liberator → notableVariant → Consolidated B-24 Liberator self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24J
Consolidated B-24 Liberator → notableVariant → Consolidated B-24 Liberator self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24H
Seventh Air Force → equipment → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
Eighth Air Force → aircraftOperated → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
Ploiești raid → aircraftUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
Allied strategic bombers → notableAircraftType → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
14th Air Force → notableAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express → derivedFrom → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express → basedOn → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24D bomber airframe
Far Eastern Air Forces → aircraftTypeUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
No. 206 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: Consolidated Liberator
Leigh Light → usedOnAircraftType → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe → usedAircraftType → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
No. 120 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: Consolidated Liberator
Willow Run Airport → historicalAircraftProduced → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine → notableApplication → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
this entity surface form: Consolidated B-24 Liberator (early variants)
RAF Hethel → hostedAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
No. 86 Wing RAAF → aircraftOperated → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
No. 23 Squadron RAAF → equipment → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator (historical)
Consolidated Aircraft → producedAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
Consolidated Aircraft → keyProduct → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator heavy bomber
Waco CG-4 glider → tugAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
subject surface form: Waco CG-4
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
The Mighty Eighth → aircraftOperated → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
PB4Y-2 Privateer → basedOn → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
Ploesti raid → aircraftUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
American Air Museum in Britain → hasExhibit → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
United States wartime aircraft production program → notableProduct → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator
RAF Kinloss → aircraftStationed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: Consolidated Liberator
Italian cruiser Trieste → airAttackType → Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-24 Liberator bombers