Review: Consolidated B-24 Liberator: Production Line to Frontline

Author: Michael O’Leary; softcover, 144 pages


Highlights:

  • Building a Bomber: Detailed views of the production line and high-quality shots of various subassemblies.

  • PBY-1: Featured with the KU3N-1 anti-ship missile.

  • EZB-24M: Focus on the ice research aircraft, noted as the last active USAF Liberator.

  • Haulers: Coverage of transport variants including the LB-30A, C-87A, RY-1, BOAC Liberators, and the RB-24A (40-2377) conversion, plus Scottish Airways G-AHZR.

  • Color Section: Features a collection of vintage B-24 advertisements.

  • British Liberators: Includes a comprehensive table of U-boat kills.

  • Carpetbaggers: Two shots of special operations aircraft, including B-24H 42-51211.

  • Nose Art: Several high-quality photographs of crew-applied art.

  • Postwar Scrapping: Documentation of the scrapping process, including RB-24L 44-49630 (a B-29 gunnery trainer) and the engineless XB-24N at Wright-Patterson.

  • Technical Drawings: Includes four pages of scale side-view illustrations.

 

B-24D Liberator walk around

 

 

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