B-24 Liberator

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/B-24_Liberator

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	bomber
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:.50_in_(12.7_mm)_M2_Browning_machine_guns
gptkbp:bombLoad	up to 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
gptkbp:crew	10
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
gptkbp:firstFlight	29 December 1939
gptkbp:height	18 ft (5.49 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:introduced	1941
gptkbp:length	67 ft 8 in (20.6 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	290 mph (470 km/h)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Liberator
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Ploesti_Raid
gptkbp:notableVariant	gptkb:B-24D gptkb:B-24J gptkb:C-87_Liberator_Express gptkb:PB4Y-2_Privateer
gptkbp:numberBuilt	18,493
gptkbp:numberOfEngines	4
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	2,100 mi (3,400 km)
gptkbp:retired	1968
gptkbp:role	bomber
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	28,000 ft (8,500 m)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:South_African_Air_Force gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force gptkb:Indian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Turkish_Air_Force gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force gptkb:Yugoslav_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_Air_Force gptkb:Italian_Co-Belligerent_Air_Force gptkb:Portuguese_Air_Force gptkb:Romanian_Air_Force gptkb:Czechoslovak_Air_Force gptkb:Polish_Air_Forces_in_exile gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan	110 ft (33.53 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4