Consolidated B-24 Liberator

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber
gptkbp:armament gptkb:10_×_.50_in_(12.7_mm)_M2_Browning_machine_guns
gptkbp:bombLoad up to 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Consolidated_San_Diego_plant
gptkb:Douglas_Tulsa_plant
gptkb:Ford_Willow_Run_plant
gptkb:North_American_Aviation_Dallas_plant
gptkbp:crew 10
gptkbp:emptyWeight 36,500 lb (16,556 kg)
gptkbp:enginePower 1,200 hp (895 kW) each
gptkbp:firstFlight 29 December 1939
gptkbp:height 18 ft (5.49 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Consolidated 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:maxTakeoffWeight 65,000 lb (29,484 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Liberator
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:high_aspect_ratio_Davis_wing
twin tail fins
tricycle landing gear
large bomb bay
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Operation_Tidal_Wave
gptkbp:notableProductionFact most produced American military aircraft
most produced heavy bomber in history
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:B-24M
gptkb:B-24D
gptkb:B-24J
gptkb:PB4Y-2_Privateer
gptkbp:numberBuilt 18,482
gptkbp:powerplant 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65 Twin Wasp radial engines
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Consolidated_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 2,100 mi (3,400 km)
gptkbp:retired 1968
gptkbp:role bomber
transport
maritime patrol
anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Convair_B-36_Peacemaker
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_Air_Force
gptkb:Polish_Air_Forces_in_exile
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan 110 ft (33.53 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dresden_bombing_(1945)
gptkb:Strategic_bombing_of_Germany
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5