Tag Archives: B-24

Low Banks Ain’t Healthy

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Good advice from the Consolidated B-24D Liberator Pilot’s Manual.

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B-24 Reconnaissance in the Bismarck Sea

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The story of an unsuccessful B-24 attack on Japanese shipping in the Bismarck Sea from Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-5, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., February 1944. B-24 RECONNAISSANCE IN THE BISMARCK SEA The … Continue reading →

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B-24D Oxygen System

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the B-24D Liberator oxygen system from the B-24D pilot manual.

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B-24 vs. 50 German Fighters

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A story of the durability of the B-24 Liberator, from Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-17, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., May 30, 1944. B-24 vs. 50 GERMAN FIGHTERS The surprising durability of an AAF B-24 on a … Continue reading →

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Wings of Freedom Tour Visits New Orleans

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Wings of Freedom Tour visits New Orleans with vintage aircraft including P-51 Mustang, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft”, and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine”. The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour will be at Lakefront Airport from March … Continue reading →

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B-24 Nose Art

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WWII B-24 Liberator nose art from 864th, 865th, and 866th Bombardment Squadrons of the 494th Bombardment Group and 392nd Bombardment Squadron of the 30th Bombardment Group. Source: U.S. Air Force photographs.

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B-24 from Maxwell Field, Alabama

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A Consolidated B-24 Liberator from the four-engine pilot school of the Eastern Flying Training Command at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama (now designated Maxwell Air Force Base or Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base). The U.S. Army Air Forces established a specialized … Continue reading →

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B-24 Liberator “Boise Bronc”

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The B-24 Liberator “Boise Bronc” of the 320th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group photographed in Palawan, Philippines in July 1945. The B-24 “Boise Bronc” was named after the football team from Boise Junior College, now Boise State University. (Source: U.S. … Continue reading →

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B-24 “Tidewater Tillie”

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Captain Jack Shaw and the crew of B-24 “Tidewater Tillie” are congratulated after sinking a German submarine by Brig. General Larson, commanding General of the Antisubmarine Command in England. (U.S. Air Force Photo)  

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Tidewater Tillie Tames Two

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two attacks of B-24 “Tidewater Tillie” from the 2nd Antisubmarine Squadron on German U-boats from Monthly Intelligence Report, No. 3, Army Air Forces, Antisubmarine Command, March 1943: TIDEWATER TILLIE TAMES TWO “Tidewater Tillie” is the B-24 in which 1st Lt. … Continue reading →

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