The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was one of the most versatile
aircraft of the Second World War. It was not only used as a long-range
strategic bomber but also for maritime and photographic reconnaissance,
antisubmarine, passenger freight transportation, and flying tanker
purposes.
Built by five different manufacturers (Consolidated
Aircraft Corporation of San Diego; Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of
Fort Worth; Douglas Aircraft Corporation of Tulsa, Oklahoma; North
American Aviation of Dallas, Texas; and the Ford Motor Company of
Willow Run, Michigan), it was produced in greater numbers than any
other U.S aircraft: more than 18,000 of them were built between June of
1941 and May 1945.
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