The Probert Encyclopaedia of Aircraft

LIBERATOR

The Consolidated Model 32 Liberator (designated B-24 by the USAAF) was an American long-range bomber of the Second World War used by the American and British air force. The Liberator was a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four 1200 hp Pratt and Whitney Twin-Wasp R-1830-65 14-cylinder two-row radial air-cooled engines giving a top speed of around 475 kmh and a range of 3000 miles. During the war they were flown direct to Britain from America. The
Liberator carried a crew of ten and was armed with ten 0.5 inch calibre machine-guns. Tandem bomb-bays could carry a payload of 8000 lb of bombs. External racks under the wings could also carry a 4000 lb bomb each.
Research Liberator