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.

Aliases (4)

B-24 Liberator ×6
B-24D ×1
B-24H ×1
B-24J ×1

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 → surface form: "B-24D" Consolidated B-24 Liberator → surface form: "B-24H" Consolidated B-24 Liberator → 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 (14)

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

Eighth Air Force → aircraftOperated → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

this entity surface form: "B-24 Liberator"

Fifteenth Air Force → aircraftTypeUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

this entity surface form: "B-24 Liberator"

Operation Tidal Wave → aircraftUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

Ploiești raid → aircraftUsed → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

this entity surface form: "B-24 Liberator"

Seventh Air Force → equipment → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

this entity surface form: "B-24 Liberator"

United States Army Air Forces → mainBomberAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

14th Air Force → notableAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

Allied strategic bombers → notableAircraftType → Consolidated 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 →

this entity surface form: "B-24D"

Consolidated B-24 Liberator → notableVariant → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

this entity surface form: "B-24J"

Consolidated B-24 Liberator → notableVariant → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

this entity surface form: "B-24H"

RAF Coastal Command → operatedAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

Allied strategic bombing of Japan → usesAircraft → Consolidated B-24 Liberator →

this entity surface form: "B-24 Liberator"