B-24T Liberator

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber aircraft
gptkbp:aftermath various air museums
gptkbp:armament up to 10 .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:bombLoad up to 8,000 lb
gptkbp:casualties few remain in museums
gptkbp:crew 10
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in films and documentaries
gptkbp:design high-wing monoplane
high aspect ratio wings
large bomb bay
four-engine configuration
nose turret
tail turret
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:firstFlight 1940
1970s
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 1,200 gallons
gptkbp:height 5.18 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-24T Liberator
gptkbp:influencedBy B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24D
gptkbp:length 20.79 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft
gptkbp:maxSpeed 290 mph
gptkbp:nickname Liberator
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Pacific_island_hopping_campaigns
bombing_raids_over_Germany
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:US_Navy
gptkbp:operationalHistory used_extensively_in_WWII
gptkbp:powers 1,200 hp
gptkbp:produces over 18,000 units
gptkbp:range 1,500 mi
gptkbp:retired 1968
gptkbp:retirementYear post-war reduction in military forces
gptkbp:role heavy bomber
gptkbp:service_ceiling 28,000 ft
gptkbp:services 1942
1942-1968
gptkbp:successor gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:supportRole 1943
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:variant B-24A
B-24D
B-24J
B-24B
gptkbp:wingspan 20.34 m