B-24 Squadrons

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:armament up to 10 .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:associatedWith Axis Powers
Allied Forces
gptkbp:bombLoad up to 8,000 pounds
gptkbp:casualties B-24 Liberator aircraft in museums
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in documentaries
featured in films
featured in books
featured in television shows
featured in video games
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1945
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1941
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse over 18,000
B-24 Liberator
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-24 Squadrons
gptkbp:legacy influenced military strategy
influenced bomber design
remains_a_symbol_of_WWII_aviation
gptkbp:maxSpeed 290 mph
gptkbp:nickname Liberator
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Jimmy_Doolittle
gptkb:Colonel_John_R._McGowan
gptkb:Major_General_Haywood_S._Hansell_Jr.
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_Operations
gptkb:Ploesti_Raid
Bombing of Germany
gptkbp:notableTracks gptkb:The_376th_Bombardment_Group
The 15th Air Force
The 8th Air Force
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkbp:range 1,800 miles
gptkbp:retirementYear 1968
gptkbp:secondaryRole bombing
gptkbp:service_ceiling 28,000 feet
gptkbp:successor gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:supportRole strategic bombing
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War