Author : Bert Kinzey
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,86 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : B-24 (Bomber)
ISBN : 9781888974171
Beskriver det fra 2. verdenskrig kendte, amerikanske bombefly B-24 Liberator.
Author : Robert F Dorr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 23,70 MB
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782008330
The B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US warplane, yet its combat crews live, even today, in the shadow of the less plentiful, but better-known, B-17. This is their fully-illustrated history. Accounts of the 'Mighty Eighth' in Europe, and indeed many of the books and films that emerged from the greatest air campaign in history, often overlook the B-24, even though it was in action for as long as the Flying Fortress, and participated in just as many perilous daylight bombing missions. Featuring photography and illustrations throughout, Robert F Dorr's account of these units is ideal for aviation and World War Two enthusiasts.
Author : Robert F Dorr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 13,41 MB
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782009000
Ever present in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to VJ-Day, the B-24 Liberator proved to be the staple heavy bomber of the campaign. From its ignominious beginnings in the Allied rout in the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies, this illustrated volume explores how the bomber weathered the Japanese storm with a handful of bomb groups, which played a crucial role in checking the enemy's progress firstly in New Guinea, and then actively participating in the 'island hopping' campaign through the south-west Pacific.
Author : Edward M. Young
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782006907
An illustrated history of the B-24 Liberator, the mainstay of the US Army Air Force's strategic bombing effort in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945. With longer range and a greater load-carrying capacity than the B-17, the B-24 was well-suited to the demands of the CBI. The CBI's two air forces, the Tenth in India and the Fourteenth in China, each had one heavy bomb group equipped with Liberators. These two groups, the 7th and the 308th, carried the war to the Japanese across China and South East Asia, flying over some of the most difficult terrain in the world. The 308th had the added burden of having to carry its own fuel and bombs over the Himalayan 'Hump' from India to China in support of its missions. This book shows how, despite the hardships and extreme distances from sources of supply, both units compiled a notable record, each winning two Distinguished Unit Citations.
Author : Frederick A. Johnsen
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 14,41 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 9780071344487
* The not-to-be-missed, triumphant story of the B-24 Liberator bomber--the most heavily produced American military aircraft ever--told through veterans' priceless first-person recollections and snapshots * Defines the B-24's role in winning WWII, drawing on Air Force archival records and combat photos * Covers technical innovations of the V-24: the tricycle landing gear, as well as a sophisticated airfoil and flap design
Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,20 MB
Release : 2003-01-08
Category : History
ISBN :
Commissioned to replace the B-17, when production ended 18,475 Liberators had been made, making it the most produced American aircraft of World War II. This volume features a selection of rare company advertisements as well as detailed appendices of production details.
Author : David Doyle
Publisher : MMD-Squadron Signal
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780897476645
The B-24 Liberator, produced by four different firms, in five different plants, was built in greater quantities than any other WWII bomber. Operated by the US Army Air Force and US Navy on all fronts during WWII, and supplied to British Commonwealth nations, the 18,482 Liberators took the war to the Axis doorstep. This lavishly illustrated new edition brings to life no less than 20 variants these famed aircraft, as well as their crews. Experimental versions, classic bombers, freighters, tankers, reconnaissance birds, and even the rare gunship version are discussed.
Author : Edward Shacklady
Publisher : Cerberus Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,3 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 9781841451060
Although overshadowed, to a large extent, by the B-17 Flying Fortress the B-24 Liberator was made in greater quantity, and used by more Allied air forces on every front of the Second World War. The first operational models were used by the Royal Air Force as a transport on the North Atlantic ferry service. The RAF Liberator I, used both as a bomber in North Africa and as a long-range Coastal Command patroller, had ASV (air-to-surface vessel) radar and four 20mm cannons. Its armament was greatly improved when powered turrets in the tail and mid-upper positions were incorporated into the Liberator II. As a heavy bomber it saw service in the Pacific with the USAAF; in North Africa and Italy with the RAF and USAAF. Specially equipped Liberators were also used to drop agents and equipment in Occupied Europe on behalf of the OSS (Office of Strategic Service), SOE (Special Operations Executive) and SIS (Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6).
Author : Steve Birdsall
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,57 MB
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : B-24 (Bomber)
ISBN : 9780385038706
Beretter om det amerikanske bombefly B-24 Liberator og indsatsen under 2. verdenskrig
Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher :
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 19,6 MB
Release : 2009
Category : B-24 (Bomber)
ISBN : 9781435112209
Provides detailed technical and operational information about the B-24 plane and each crewmember's weaponry and/or equipment. Chiefly includes first-hand reports of combat missions by Liberator crewmembers, many from previously unpublished oral histories.
