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B-24 (Bomber)

LC control no.sh 85010698
Topical headingB-24 (Bomber)
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Variant(s)Consolidated B-24 (Bomber)
Consolidated Liberator (Bomber)
Liberator (Bomber)
PB4Y-1 Liberator (Bomber)
See alsoBombers
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Consolidated aircraft
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Found inWikipedia, 7 April 2011 (the Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Company of San Diego, California; the B-24 ended World War II as the most produced American military aircraft at over 18,000 units; the B-24 was used by several Allied air forces and navies, and by every branch of the American armed forces during the war.)
Wikipedia site, accessed June 7, 2019: (The Navy had been using B-24s with only minor modifications as the PB4Y-1 Liberator)
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PB4Y-2_Privateer>
Carey, Alan C. U.S. Navy PB4Y-1 (B-24) Liberator squadrons in Great Britain during World War II, 2003: title (PB4Y-1, type of B-24)
Phonecall to the National Naval Aviation Museum Library staff in Pensacola, Florida, June 7, 2019: (PB4Y-1 was B-24; U.S. Navy gave it a Navy specific designator)