B-24 Liberators

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
gptkb:Operation_Thunderclap
gptkbp:armament up to 10 .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:bomb_load up to 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
gptkbp:combat_radius 1,500 mi (2,400 km)
gptkbp:crew gptkb:10
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1942
gptkbp:design gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:engine 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:first_flight 1950s
December 29, 1939
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 2,000 US gal (7,600 L)
gptkbp:height 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-24 Liberators
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:length 66 ft 8 in (20.32 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft
gptkbp:max_speed 290 mph (470 km/h)
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 65,000 lb (29,000 kg)
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
gptkb:Operation_Strangle
gptkb:Operation_Tidal_Wave
gptkb:Ploesti_Raid
gptkb:Operation_Carpetbagger
gptkbp:nickname Liberator
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:US_Navy
gptkb:Nationalist_Chinese_Air_Force
gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:number_built over 18,000
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1949
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
strategic bombing
gptkbp:service_ceiling 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
gptkbp:service_history used extensively in the Pacific Theater
used in the China-Burma-India Theater
used in the Mediterranean Theater
used in the European Theater
gptkbp:services 1941
gptkbp:successor gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:variant gptkb:B-24_A
gptkb:B-24_B
gptkb:B-24_C
gptkb:B-24_D
gptkb:B-24_J
gptkbp:wingspan 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)