POOLER, Ga. (WSAV) — A B-24 Liberator will be added to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum after relocation from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. The aircraft is one of only three B-24s in the ...
Was the B-24 bomber the best bomber in all of World War II? What about the B-17 or B-29? Here is the story of the B-24, in all of its World War II glory – The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a bomber ...
CHICAGO — First Lt. Edward T. McGuire, a graduate of the Mount Carmel High School class of 1939, died Aug. 1, 1943, at the age of 22 when his B-24 Liberator bomber went down near Ploiesti, Romania, ...
The B-24 Liberator was the RAAF’s heavy-hitting bomber, flying deep into enemy territory with relentless force. Crewed by ...
DE PERE – With America embroiled in World War II in 1942, Bob Lick joined the U.S. Army Air Force, intent on becoming a pilot. "I was young and handsome and figured I'd fit right in," he wrote in a ...
The disappearance of Lady Be Good is one of the most chilling stories of World War II. A B-24 bomber sent on a mission in 1943, it vanished and wasn’t found until 15 years later. In this video, we ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Nearly 80 years after a 24-year-old Kalamazoo native was killed in the European Theater, the U.S. Department of Defense now says he's accounted for. U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt.
“And sometimes, sometimes a plane is hit and the fuel tanks are hit and it explodes and everybody’s gone. You saw various instances of that. And, of course, that ...
Summary: The B-29 Superfortress is famous for its role in the atomic bombings, but it had a lesser-known rival: the Consolidated B-32 Dominator. Developed as a backup for the B-29, the B-32 saw ...