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gptkbp:instanceOf
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bomber aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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up to 10 .50 caliber machine guns
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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up to 8,000 lb
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gptkbp:cockpit
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pressurized cockpit
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gptkbp:crew
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5 to 10
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1950s
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gptkbp:design
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high-wing monoplane
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped or preserved
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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1942
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1950s
December 29, 1938
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gptkbp:height
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17 ft 5 in
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Consolidated Liberator
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gptkbp:influenced
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B-32 Dominator
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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B-17 Flying Fortress
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gptkbp:landingGear
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tricycle gear
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced post-war bomber designs
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gptkbp:length
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66 ft 8 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft_Corporation
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gptkbp:maxSpeed
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300 mph
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gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
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65,000 lb
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gptkbp:nickname
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Liberator
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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over 18,000
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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5,000 miles
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:productionCompany
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1939-1945
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gptkbp:range
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5,000 miles
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gptkbp:retired
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1949
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:service_ceiling
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28,000 ft
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
1941-1949
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the most produced bombers in history
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
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gptkbp:usedBy
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many air forces worldwide
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:variant
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B-24A, B-24B, B-24C, B-24D, B-24J
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gptkbp:wingspan
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110 ft
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