B-24J 44-40429 of the 5th AF, 43th BG, 64th Bomb Squadron – Michigan nose art
Crew loading bombs onto B-24D Liberator 41-23745 Katy Bug of the 93rd Bomb Group 1943
B-24 Maiden America nose art 7th BG
Armourers hauling a trolley of 500 lb bombs towards Liberator Mk II AL574 “O” of No 108 Squadron RAF at Fayid Egypt 1942
B-24 Liberators over Budapest Tokol airfield 19 January 1945
Duckin Ducklin Consolidated B-24J Liberator 42-72971 from the 38th BS 30th Bomb Group
B-24A 40-2375 Lands in Singapore October 1941. The USA flags denoted its neutral status.
B-24J 44-40811 Nose Art “Cabin in the Sky” 10th Air Force
Crash landed B-24D 42-41014 Jolly Roger Dopey 98th BG 343rd Bomb Squadron April 17, 1944 Italy
B-24 Liberators BURTONWOOD ENGLAND
B-24D serial 41-23944 named “Boston Deb” of the 6th Bomb Group
Liberator Mk I AM922 finished in the standard RAF night bomber scheme of dark green and dark earth on upper surfaces and night (black) on lower surfaces. May 1941
B-24J 44-40527 of the 7th AF, 11th Bomb Group, 26th Bomb Squadron named “Sweet Routine” nose art
Consolidated B-24 #74 44-49474 “The Glutton” Adak Alaska
B-24J 42-109967 of the 308th BG, 374th Bomb Squadron “Buzz Z Buggy” nose art
Liberator B Mk VI KN752 “F” of No 356 Squadron RAF takes off from the unfinished runway at Browns West Island
B-24 of the 735th Bomb Squadron, 453rd BG drops supplies to airborne troops following Operation VARSITY
B-24D Liberator 41-23699 named “Lemon Drop” from the 68th BS, 44th Bomb Group, 8th AF
B-24 Liberator 44-40101 of the 491st BG Assembly Ship TUBARAO
B-24D Liberators 41-23966 “MAN-O-WAR” and #144 42-40144 of the 370th BS, 307th Bomb Group
B-24D 41-24047 “MOBY DICK” of the 90th Bomb Group, 320th BS and Stinson L-5 Sentinel Recon Plane “MOBY DICK JR”
Shot Down B-24 Bomber Going Down with Smoke Pouring From Port Engine
B-24J 42-110092 of the 5th Bomb Group, 31st BS “Squirrely Shirley” nose art
B-24J Liberator 42-73007 of the 11th Bomb Group, 431st BS, “Little Lonnie” nose art
B-24J #674 44-40674 “Going My Way” of the 11th Bomb Group, 431st BS
“Umbriago” B-24J Liberator serial 44-40068 code X4-P+ from 859th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 8th Air Force
“Hellsadroppin II” B-24D 41-23809 from the 329th Bomb Squadron 93rd Bomb Group
brand new B-24D Liberator
Liberator B Mk VIII KH228 on the ground at the Convair Modification Centre Louisville USA 1944
Armourers pull a trolley loaded with 500 lb bombs to a Liberator Mk II of No 159 Squadron RAF at Fayid Egypt
Japanese Drop Phosphorus Bombs on 7th AAF Liberators
Liberator Mk I AL578 Marco Polo of No 45 Atlantic Transport Group being loaded for a Transatlantic flight on the Return Ferry Service at Dorval Montreal Canada
Mechanics servicing the Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial engines of a Liberator Mk II of No 159 Squadron RAF at Salbani India
Assembly ship B-24H Liberator 41-28697 “SPOTTED ASS APE” England 1944
Liberator GR Mk VI KG869 ZZ-K of No 220 Squadron RAF based at Lagens Azores in flight off Terceira
B-24J 42-109940 of the 30th BG, 38th BS named “Swing Shift”
Liberator GR Mk VI EV882 “4-L” of No 206 Squadron RAF based at St Eval Cornwall in flight
B-24D Liberator serial 41-23813 named “Victory Ship” from the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th BG in flight
B-24 of thr 788th Bomb Squadron 467th Bomb Group in flight
US Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator B-7-U of the VPB-105 in flight 1945
B-24J Liberator 42-52038 from the 451st Bomb Group in flight
B-24 Liberator is parked at Poltava Airbase one of the shuttle mission bases in Russia 11 April 1945
B-24 Liberator of No 356 Squadron RAF in the Pacific Theatre of Operations
B-24L 44-41534 90th BG, 319th BS “Say Uncle” nose art
B-24 Damaged by flak in a raid over Ploesti Rumania
Liberator 42-40364 “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” of the 343rd BS 98th Bomb Group 1943
100 lb bombs already in the bomb bay of a Consolidated B-24 England (color photo)
B-24H Liberator 42-94812 “Little Warrior” of the 493rd Bomb Group, 861st BS hit by flak over Quakenbrück Gemany – June 29, 1944
B-24D Liberator 41-11798 from 98th BG, 415th Bomb Squadron “Pink Lady”
B-24 Waist Gunner In Action
B-24J 42-110157 of the 466th BG, 786th Bomb Squadron “Whats Cookin Doc” nose art
Liberator B Mk VI KH113 “S” of No 356 Squadron RAF after attacking the Japanese oilfield installations at Yenangyaung Burma
B-24 Bomber with Bird of Prey Mouth
Crew poses with their B-24 Liberator “Flying Wolf” 42-41091 of the 43rd Bombardment Group 403rd Bombardment Squadron 1944
Crew by B-24D “Wishful Thinkin’ ” of 23rd BS, 5th Bomb Group, 13th AF
B-24 458th Bomb Group 8th AF over North Sea
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40317 6X-I- 491st BG, 854th Bomb Squadron “RUTHLESS RUTHIE” – North Pickenham 16 April 1945
Liberator 42-109809 “Evasive action” 30th BG, 819th Bomb Squadron, Saipan 1944
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40454 34th BG, 7th Bomb Squadron “Betta Duck” nose art
B-24J Liberator Nose Art “Impatient Virgin”
Head On View B-24 Bomber Group in Intense Flak Over Burning Target
Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor towing the 42-40072
Liberator B Mk VI KH166 ex B-24J 44-10731 USA
Far Eastern AF B-24 Liberator Bombing Ambon Netherlands Indies
Liberator Mk IIA LV343 – crew of No 311 Czech Squadron at Beaulieu 21 July 1943
Stinson L-5 Sentinel Flying Jeep over B-24 Liberator
B-24H 42-94899 Crash Nose Art “Yuk Yuk” from 490th Bomb Group 8th Air Force – 6 June 1944
B-24J 44-40285 J4-H “Table Stuff” of the 458th BG 753rd Bomb Squadron
Okinawa – Cargo B-24 41-23838 named “Pacific Scamp”
B-24M Liberator 44-42020 of the 308th BG, 374th Bomb Squadron “Squeeze” nose art
Liberator B Mk II AL530 “Q” of B Flight No 108 Squadron RAF based at Fayid Egypt in flight 1942
Liberator GR Mk VI of No 220 Squadron RAF parked at Lagens. KG904 ZZ-E
Liberator GR Mk IIIA FK222 on the ground at Prestwick August 1942
B-24 Liberator in the maintenance Burtonwood 2
B-24J serial 44-40673 of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron “Sky’s Delight”
F-7A 42-73047 of the 20th CMS 6th PRG “THE RIP SNORTER” nose art
B-24J 42-100202 of the 22nd BG, 33rd Bomb Squadron “Redhot Ridinhood” nose art
“Ronnie” B-24H Liberator 41-29144 of the 704th Bomb Squadron, 446th BG 8th AF
B-24H Liberator 41-28654 named “Consolidated Mess” from the 732nd Bomb Squadron, 453rd BG 8th AF
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40728 “Boise Bronc” of the 320th Bomb Squadron 90th BG
“Kickapoo” B-24D Liberator 41-11768 344th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group 9th Air Force
Liberator 41-29580 named “Screamin’ Meemie II” of the 726th Bomb Squadron, 451st BG
Liberator 41-29352 named “Wolves Lair” of the 752nd Bomb Squadron, 458th BG, 8th AF
Liberator C Mk VII EW615 on the ground at Prestwick Ayrshire July 1944
B-24 Liberator “Black Nan / STEVONOVITCH II” 44-49710 of 779th Bomb Squadron, 464th BG shot down over Lugo, Italy – 10 April 1945
B-24D ASV 42-40748 On Airfield
Liberator 42-109952 named “The Snooper” of the 27th Bomb Squadron, 30th BG over Ogasawara Islands
B-24L 44-41429 of the 308th Bomb Group, 375th BS “Settin Pretty” nose art
B-24J 44-40543 #543 of the 13th Air Force, 5th Bomb Group, 23rd BS named “Streamliner” nose art
B-24D Liberator 42-40722 491st Bomb Group Assembly Ship “THE LITTLE GRAMPER”
B-24J Liberator 44-40101 V2-O+ 491st BG Assembly Ship Tubarao 2
Damaged by flak B-24J Liberator 42-109952 “The Snooper” of the 27th Bomb Squadron, 30th BG
B-24H Liberator 42-52377 named “Bets Bet” from the 759th BS, 459th Bomb Group – Italy 25 AprIl 1944
B-24M 44-41946 of the 30th Bomb Group, 819th Bomb Squadron 7th AF – “Puddle Jumper II” nose art
B-24H Liberator 42-7552 489th BG Assembly Ship “LIL COOKIE” 2 – color photo
B-24 Liberators of the 15th AF over Marshalling Yards At Miramas France 12 July 1944
Liberator serial 42-73316 “Reluctant Dragon” of the 308th Bomb Group 374th BS – nose art
B-24M-20-CO Liberator serial 44-42151 “Bolivar Jr” of the 431st Bomb Squadron 11th Bomb Group
B-24H Liberator serial 42-52394 named “Palace Meat Market”, code 4Z-S from the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th BG
Crew by 53 Mission B-24 Liberator named “Bomerang” 41-23722 of 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd BG
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40661, “Jeeter Bug” of the 30th Bomb Group, 819th Bomb Squadron 7th AF
B-24 Bomber named “AM I READY”
B-24J Liberator serial 42-100398 “Retriever” of the 30th Bomb Group, 27th Bomb Squadron 7th AF – nose art
B-24D “45” Taking Off From Desert Airstrip
B-24H Liberator serial 42-52499 “Jerilyne Sue” of the 789th Bomb Squadron, 467th BG
“Sluggin Sal” Liberator 44-40750 of the 865th Bomb Squadron, 494th BG
B-24D Liberator serial 42-64045 “ATOM SMASHER” of the 380th Bomb Group, 530th Bomb Squadron
B-24 Liberators of 15AF over Oil Refinery at Blechhammer Germany, 27 August 1944
44-49750 “Dogpatch Express” B-24L of the 459th BG 756th BS drop bombs on a railroad bridge at Padua Italy
B-24D Liberator 41-24187 “Little Hiawatha” of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron
In Air B-24 Liberators during Low Level Bombing of Ploesti Oil Refineries
B-24J Liberator 42-100308 named “Our Gal” of the 579th BS 392nd BG
B-24D Liberator serial 42-63960 44th BG 68th BS “Helen Hywater”
B-24D Liberator 41-24183 “The Goon” of the 308th Bomb Group 374th BS in China (color photo)
B-24 “Patches” at Townsville Airfield Depot No 4 in Australia 1943
Liberator “Malicious” 41-11603 of 376th BG in Egypt November 1942
Liberator 42-63758 named “Lil Jughaid” of the 415th BS, 98th BG Ploesti Raid
Liberator B Mk VI of No 159 Squadron RAF Digri India
B-24H Liberator 42-94799 of the 7th Bomb Squadron 34th Bomb Group
Liberator 42-40322 named “Cornhusker” of the 415th BS, 98th Bomb Group 1943
B-24H 41-29242 #46 “FLABBERGASTED FANNY” of the 451st Bomb Group 726th BS 15th AF – nose art
Liberator B Mk VI of No 231 Group RAF passes over the Kaunghmudaw Pagoda Burma
Medal of Honor Award Ceremony Col Leon Johnson 44th Bomb Group England
Liberator GR Mk VIII KG984 on the ground
Liberator B Mk VI of No 356 Squadron RAF landing on three engines at Browns West Island Cocos Islands 1945
B-24D 41-23716 “Yanks From Hell” of the 90th Bomb Group 321st Bomb Squadron
B-24D Liberators of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group Over Alps – bombers fly in combat box formation
B-24D 42-72786 “Ten-Hi” of the 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron
B-24D 42-40928 “Twin Nifties II” of the 90th Bomb Group 400th Bomb Squadron
Willys Jeep by Parked B-24D Bomber 42-40992 on Airfield
B-24H 42-95117 “YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU!” of the 458th Bomb Group, 752nd Squadron, 8th AF – nose art
B-24D Liberator serial 42-40928 “Twin Niftys II” of the 90th Bomb Group, 400th Bomb Squadron
Tail gunner of a Liberator Mark II of No 159 Squadron RAF at Fayid Egypt
Liberator of the 458th BG, 755th Bomb Squadron
Liberator Mk III of No 224 Squadron at Beaulieu in Hampshire December 1942
Sgt Edward J Mickey A B-24 Nose Turret Gunner 458th BG
B-24H 42-94880 “MISSCHIEF” of the 34th Bomb Group, 7th Bomb Squadron nose art
B-24D ASV Liberator 41-23715 “Pluto” of the 98th Bomb Group 345th BS
Okinawa – rows of B-24 Liberator bombers from 90th BG
B-24 Named “A Run On Sugar” of the 11th BG
No 120 Squadron Liberator Mk III undergoing daily inspections at Aldergrove April 1943
B-24J 44-40674 “Going My Way” of the 11th Bomb Group, 431st BS
B-24J 42-73494 “Lili Marlene” of the 308th Bomb Group 375th BS nose art
B-24J-145-CO Liberator 44-40118 code “7V-E” named “WELL GET BY” of the 458th BG 752nd BS and B-24 J4-H 44-40285 “TABLE STUFF”
B-24D 41-24109 Formation Ship Plane Crew 466th Bomb Group 8th Air Force
RAF B-24 Liberators Attacking Railway Na Nien Vietnam 1945
B-24H 42-95167 E8-A- “Never Mrs” of the 453rd BG, 734th BS in England 1944
Liberator GR Mk IIIA LV345 E parked in a dispersal at Aldergrove No 86 Squadron RAF
limping B 24 Liberator of the 376th BG over Toulon France – 8 June 1944
B-24D 42-41078 “Ready Willing And Able” of the 90th Bomb Group 319th BS
42-95120 “Hookem Cow” B-24H of the 458th BG, 755th Bomb Squadron, code J3-M
B-24J Liberator #20 “IRISH LASSIE” of the 455th Bomb Group 743rd Bomb Squadron – Flak Damaged in Combat 44-40517
B-24J Liberator Bomber In Flight 42-73250
Liberator “100” named “Teggie Ann” from the 515th Bomb Squadron, 376th BG 1943
Liberator Mk II AL511 “A” of No 108 Squadron RAF walk from their aircraft at Fayid Egypt 1942
Liberator 42-40654 “Kate Smith” of the 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th BG gets a field overhaul
B-24J 44-48812 of the 465th BG in flight during World War II
B-24L Liberator 44-49442 of the 307th Bomb Group Long Rangers
Liberator “The Bird of Paradise” of the 27th Bomb Squadron, 30th BG bombing Iwo Jima
Liberator B Mk II AL579 of No 159 Squadron RAF waits on the ground at Fayid Egypt
Crash Landed B-24J Liberator serial 42-100146 code HP-U “Mistah Chick” of the 389th BG 567th BS
Clown Prince of Baseball Al Schacht in 90th BG Jolly Rogers B-24 1945
B-24D Liberator 42-72831 “Censored” of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron
B-24H Liberator 42-7552 489th BG Assembly Ship “LIL COOKIE” color photo
B-24J serial 42-50768 “Arise My Lovely and Come With Me” code Z5-A of the 754th Bomb Squadron 458th BG
The cockpit interior of the B-24D bomber
B-24J Liberator 44-40760 named “Black Sheep” from the 867th BS, 494th Bomb Group
B-24J 42-109943 “Flying Jenny” of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron
“Dazzlin Dutchess and the Ten Dukes” B-24H Liberator 42-64500 of the 743rd Bomb Squadron, 455th BG
B-24D Liberator 41-23667 Assembly Ship of 93rd BG “Barber Bob / BALL OF FIRE”
crew of the 43rd Bomb Group poses beside a Consolidated B-24 “Stuggotts 1st” at Dobodura Airstrip Papua New Guinea, 12 February 1944
44-41476 “Maid of Honor” of the 392nd BS, 30th Bomb Group – 75mm Shell Hit And Exploded In The cockpit
Liberator Mk V and VIII of No 111 Coastal Operational Training Unit lined up at Oakes Field Nassau Bahamas
B-24H Liberator 41-29279 from the 512th Bomb SquadronS, 376th BG
Liberator GR Mk V BZ791 on the ground at Prestwick November 1943
B-24J DAISY MAE Being Refueled
B-24L 44-41620 “Up Draft” of the 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron – nose art
B-24D 42-40364 “Snow White and The Seven Dwarts” of the 98th Bomb Group 343rd BS
“The Mighty Eight Ball” B-24D-25-CO Liberator from the 425th Bomb Squadron, 308th BG
Liberator Mk III 41-1087 LV337 on the ground at Scottish Aviation Ltd Prestwick April 1942
B-24H serial 42-50318 of the 706th BS, 446th Bomb Group and B-24 42-95180 from the 706th BS 446th BG 8th AF named “Satans Little Sister” RT-N
B-24 Liberators of the 15th AAF returning to their base after attack on the railroad yards at Nice France on 26 May 1944
B-24 had to use parachutes for brakes to land at its base in England – Liberator 42-95308 “Silver Dollar” of the 445th Bomb Group, 702nd Bomb Squadron
B-24H 42-94863 “OLE BALDY” of the 493rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron
Liberators and 458th BG Assembly Ship “SPOTTED ASS APE” color photo
B-24D 41-24109 Assembly Ship of 466th Bomb Group “READY AND WILLING” covered with a red zig-zag pattern
B-24D Liberator serial 42-40722 “The Little Gramper” of the 566th Bomb Squadron 389th Bomb Group 1943
Lt. Woodard and crew of the 394th Bomb Squadron 5th Bomb Group pose beside the B-24 “Bombs To Nip On!”
42-63779 Consolidated B-24D-1-CF Liberator
Liberator “Lorraine” 41-11591 of the 513th BS, 376th Bomb Group taxis across a flooded San Pancrazio airfield
Armourers unload 250 lb Mk VIII depth charges Liberator GR Mk VA of No 53 Squadron RAF at St Eval Cornwall
“Kentucky Belle” B-24J Liberator 44-40268 from the 706th BS 446th BG, 8th AF – November 11, 1944
B-24J serial 44-40186 “Satan’s Baby” of the 63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group
B-24H 42-52193 named “Star Dust” of the 454th Bomb Group 737th Bomb Squadron
B-24J 42-109940 “Swing Shift” of the 30th BG, 38th Bomb Squadron – nose art
Mechanics Reparing 42-72987 “Sky Scow” of the 30th BG, 27th BS – 15 December 1943 Nanumea Island Ellice
Flt Lt A. W Fraser and his crew and Liberator Mk I AM929 “H” of No 120 Squadron RAF at Reykjavik after sinking U-boat U-200 on 24 June 1943
Col. Bullis of Jolly Rogers 90th BG by Scoreboard on B-24 1944
B-24J 44-40674 “Going My Way” of the 11th Bomb Group, 431st Bomb Squadron
B-24J serial 42-73151 “Tropic Knight” of the 27th Bomb Squadron, 30th BG
B-24H 42-94953 “RUGGED BUT RIGHT” of the 448th Bomb Group, 712th Bomb Squadron, 8th AF
B-24 Liberators of the 8th AAF Flying over English Countryside (color photo)
Liberator 44-40759 “Shack Bunny” of the 867th BS, 494th Bomb Group, over Mindanao March 1945
B-24D serial 42-40973 “Flying 8 Ball Jr” of the 371st Bomb Squadron, 307th BG
B-24H 41-29579 of the 445th Bomb Group, 703rd Bomb Squadron – NOSE ART “CLAY PIGEON”
TB-24J Liberator serial 42-51479 Parked
42-73320 “Zoot Chute” B-24J of the 308th BG, 373th Bomb Squadron – 1944
Named “4-F” B-24J 42-95527 of the 328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF H2X radar equipped lead ship and B-24 42-51465 code RE-Z “LILY ANN” – color photo
B-24 Liberator of the 8th AF, 2nd AD goes down in flames during an attack on the railway marshalling yards at Munster Germany
bombs hit Liberator B Mk VI KK320 V-Victor of No 37 Squadron during raid on the Monfalcone Italy 16 March 1945
B-24J Liberator 44-40561 of the 865th Bomb Squadron 494th Bomb Group
British Liberator LB-30A Inspected at LaGuardia before Shipment to England. It’s finished in the then current RAF heavy bomber scheme. The colors were Dark Earth, Dark Green and Black (only on bottom of fuselage).
Liberator 41-11815 “Daisy Mae” Nose Art and Crew 98th Bomb Group
Photo recon F-7A 42-64047 “Patched Up Piece” of the 20th CMS 6th PRG
B-24J Liberator 42-50754 named “Urgin Virgin” from the 853rd Bomb Squadron, 491st BG and B-24 42-50384 “American Lady”
“Sky Scow” of the 30th BG – engine maintenance, December 1943
B-24D 42-72838 “Nip Nipper” of the 308th Bomb Group 373rd BS
B-24J Liberator 44-41290 “Gremlins Delight” of the 307th Bomb Group 372nd Bomb Squadron
B-24J Liberator 42-50611 code X7-F from the 788th BS, 467th Bomb Group releasing bombs -16 April 1945
B-24 Liberators in the maintenance Burtonwood
B-24 Liberators of the 30th BG, 819th Bomb Squadron fly over Iwo Jima on 15 February 945
Liberator GR Mk V BZ877 2-Q of No 86 Squadron RAF based at Ballykelly County Londonderry in flight
Testing B-24 Landing gear
Damaged B-24D Liberator 41-24149 named “Take Off” of the 11th Bomb Group 42nd Bomb Squadron
B-24J Liberator serial 44-40302 “Chute The Works” of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron – nose art
Liberator B Mk VI KK231 of No 37 Squadron RAF at Brindisi Italy
B-24 Liberator of the 90th BG
B-24 Liberator Nose Art and Crew 93rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
B-24J 44-40316 “Ding How Dottie” of the 308th Bomb Group 373rd Bomb Squadron
B-24D Liberator serial 41-23844 “Hilo Hattie” of the 11th Bomb Group 431st Bomb Squadron
early Consolidated B-24 USAAC Bomber
B-24J Liberator serial 42-73441 “Our Private Stock” of the 308th Bomb Group 373rd BS – nose art
B-24D Liberator serial 41-24047 Nose Art “Moby Dick” from 90th Bomb Group
15th Air Force B-24 Liberator Crashes in Southern Italy
B-24D Liberator serial 41-23729 “Shoot Luke” of 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group 1943
B-24 RAF Liberator Bomb Bridges On Burma-Siam Railway 1945
Coastal Command Liberator Mk III FK222 August 1942
Consolidated Vultee B-24 Liberator over Fort Worth 1943
B-24H 42-51120 “OL’ BUDDY” of the 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
B-24H serial 41-29433 of the 392nd BG, 576th Bomb Squadron, code CI-D
Liberator GR Mk II FK228 “M” and FL933 “O” of No 120 Squadron RAF lined up with other aircraft at Aldergrove
B-24 Liberator in the maintenance Burtonwood
Consolidated B-24 Liberator – American heavy bomber and long-range patrol plane. Designed and built by an Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. Produced in number about eighteen thousand units, it has become a major strategic bomber Allies during the Second World War. The plane was produced in many versions.